3IO WOOL AND HIDES. 



4$. Sd., but is 5^. i od. at Stert. Fleeces are sold at Horncastle and 

 Ellsworth at from 5^. to 4^. the dozen ; wool fells at 6s., 4$. 6d., 3^., 

 and 2s. 6d. Lambfells are 6d. the dozen. 



1403. Wool is still rising. It is Ss. io%d. at Alton Barnes and 

 Stert, gs. at Weedon. Lambs' wool is 5^. Sd. at Alton, and 5*. lod. 

 at Stert. Fleeces at Hornchurch, taking a halfpenny for the lamb 

 fleeces, are at 4.?. gd. the dozen clips ; woolfells range from 4s. 6d. the 

 dozen to 2s. At Alton Barnes all the woolfells are sold at 4^. the 

 dozen. 



1404. The price of wool slightly increases at Alton Barnes, where 

 it is 9^., but is unchanged at Stert, and a little less, Ss. Sd., at Weedon. 

 Lambs' wool is found at Stert only, and at the previous years 

 prices. The Hornchurch fleeces are much lower, at about 3.?. gd. 

 the dozen. Woolfells are lower, ranging from 4^-. to 3.$-. and 2s. the 

 dozen. 



1405. The Alton Barnes account for this year is lost. The price 

 of wool at Stert and Weedon is quite unchanged. Lambs' wool at 

 Stert is much dearer, being sold at fj. the tod. The Hornchurch 

 fleeces are much dearer, 5^. 6d. the dozen. But woolfells are cheaper, 

 from 3^-. to 2s. the dozen. Lamb-skins are dearer, at is. the dozen. 



1406. The price of wool rises considerably. At Alton Barnes it is 

 gs. gd., at Stert 9^. id., at Weedon 9^. ^d. Lambs' wool is 7.?. at the 

 first two places. The Hornchurch fleeces seem to fetch about 5$. 4^. 

 the dozen clips; those of Froyle, in Hampshire, 45. Woolfells 

 range from 4*. 6d. the dozen to 2s. ; those of Alton are at 4s. 



1407. There is a further rise in prices. Wool is los. 6d. at Alton 

 Barnes, los. Sd. at Stert, us. at Weedon. Lambs' wool is Ss. 2d. at 

 Stert, 7^. 5</. at Alton Barnes, and 7^. at Heghtredebury. Fleeces are 

 5^. the dozen clips at Hornchurch, 4s. at Froyle. The price of wool- 

 fells ranges from 4s. to 3^. 6d. the .dozen. 



1408. Wool falls in price. It is 9^. g\d. at Alton, 8^. iof< at 

 Stert, and 9^. 4d. at Weedon. Lambs' wool is sold at >js. by the Stert 

 bailiff, and at Ss. at Alton Barnes. The Hornchurch bailiff gets 5^. 

 for his sheep, and is. gd. for his lamb-clips. Woolfells are dearer, 

 from 4s. gd. to 4s. 6d. and 3^. the dozen. 



1409. Wool is cheaper at Alton Barnes, 9^. 4^., the same price at 

 Stert, but as dear as in 1407 at Weedon, being i ij. At Multon Hall, 

 in Norfolk, it is at Ss. 2^d., for here the petra certainly means i4lbs. 

 Lambs' wool is fj. at Alton and Stert. The Hornchurch fleeces are 

 a little lower, for sheep 4^. 6d., and for lamb clips is. 6d. The 

 Multon Hall clips are few, five being sold at 4<, another at 7^., 



