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6s. i\d. At Weedon it is at 6s. gd. At Hornchurch, where the petra 

 is plainly a clove, it is 6s. But there is in the same year a large entry 

 from the Cotswold district at 13^. id., the broken wool from the 

 same region selling for 4.?. 8d. This, I am persuaded, is an upset 

 price, obtained under favourable terms, and probably registered in the 

 shepherd's account as a personal triumph and proof of his skill. 

 Still, as was stated before, it does not materially differ from the 

 scheduled price of Cotswold wool. The fleeces this year seem to 

 have been very heavy and very cheap. At Bromham they are about 

 2s. lod. the dozen. At Hornchurch they appear to weigh i Ib. noz. 

 avoirdupois, an amount which is not exceptional, but high. Lambs' 

 fleeces are at 6d. the dozen. Woolfells are at the usual prices, from 

 4s. 6d. the dozen to %s. Lambs' wool is at 3^. 6d. on the Stert estate, 

 and at exactly the same rate in Alton. 



1422. Wool has become cheaper again, being in Alton Barnes and 

 Stert at the same price at which it stood in 1417-18, 6s. 8d. This is 

 also the price at Weedon. An entry from Cherdstocke, i. e. Chard- 

 stock in Dorset, gives 7 petrae at 6.r. 8d., and one other at 6s. Four 

 pounds sold at the rate of 6s. 8d. the tod prove that here we have a 

 petra, which is the tod. Lambs' wool is worth $s. 6d. at Alton, Stert, 

 and Chardstock. The fleeces at Apuldrum are at about 2s. *j^d. the 

 dozen, those from Bromham at a little less than $s. 8d. Woolfells 

 range from 4^. to 3^. 6d., $s., and 2s. the dozen. 



1423. Wool is a little dearer. It stands at 7^. 8d. the tod in Alton 

 Barnes and Stert, and at 8.r. in Weedon. There are entries at Ormesby 

 of a large wool sale at is. lod. the petra, which must be the clove 

 here, and implies a tod of 7-r. 4d. Lambs' wool is at 4^. 8d. in Alton 

 and Stert, and at $s. ^d. in Ormesby. There is no entry of fleeces. 

 Woolfells range from 4.$-. to %s. 



1424. The price is considerably higher. The Alton and Stert 

 sales are at 8.r. 8d., those of Weedon at ys. A large sale is made 

 from Bicester Abbey at gs. 6d., which is designated as * pure,' pro- 

 bably picked. Lambs' wool is 7^. at Alton, $s. lod. at Stert. The 

 only place in which fleeces are found is Apuldrum, where they are 

 a fraction over %s. the dozen. Woolfells vary from 4^. the dozen to 

 3J. 6d., 33., and 2s. 6d. Lambfells are at 6d. 



1425. The price falls again considerably. Wool at Alton Barnes 

 is at 7.?. 4d., at Stert it is down to 6s. 8d., which is also the price at 

 Weedon. Lambs' wool is 4^. 8d. at Alton, 4s. ^d. at Stert. The 

 Apuldrum fleeces are at 2.r. 8d. the dozen. Woolfells range from 

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



