47" ON THE PRICE OF METALS. 



at a little over is. TO|^. In 1462 gilt cups at 5^-. and 4^-. In 1464 

 silver plate, said to weigh 69 Ibs. 19025. 6 dwts., is bought at 

 3J-. the ounce, four ounces more at the same price, and a pair 

 of gilt snuffers at 4^. In 1465 a silver jewel is bought at 

 Cambridge, 4 Ibs. 4023. in weight, at 2s. lod. In 1469 two 

 silver-gilt basons are purchased at Tattenhall at 6s. the ounce. 

 In 1475 thi^y ounces of plate at Cambridge cost 4^. v\d. the 

 ounce, and in 1481 parcel-gilt salts are bought at 4s. %\d. 

 But in 1486 Oriel College buys a great silver-gilt bowl at 

 $s. id. In 1498 Cambridge (King's) appears to hand over 

 15 \ ozs. of silver at $s. ^d. to the smith in order to make 

 twelve spoons, to have paid 4^-, for labour and for gilding, and 

 js. ^d. more for silver in excess of that served out. A great bowl 

 called the Cardinal's hat is bought in 1500 at $s. icd. Next 

 year church plate, 80 ozs., is purchased at $s. 8d., and gilt 

 staves at 45. 6d. the ounce. In 1514 a silver goblet is bought 

 at 4s. 4d. In 1515 two pair of candelabra at 4.$-. id. ; in 1518 

 a chalice at 4.$-. ^d. ; in 1520 a parcel-gilt salt at $s. io\d. ; in 

 1523 five cups at 4s. 8d. ; in 1524 three spoons at 3,$-. lod. ; 

 in 1529 an ale cruse at 4^-. 8d. In 1530 gilt plate costs 45. 8d. 

 at Durham, and 4s. 6d. at Oxford. In 1549 plain plate is 

 bought at from 5.$-. ^d. to 6s., and gilt at 6s. id. In 1551 

 some gilt plate was bought for Elizabeth's use at Hatfield at 

 8s. %d. 1 In 1557 parcel-gilt candlesticks are bought at 6s., and 

 incense vessels at 5^. 8d. In 1561 gilt spoons cost 'js. and 

 6s. %d. the ounce; in 1571 a chalice is purchased at 5.$-. icd. 

 In 1574 plain plate, 30 Ibs. 7 ozs., ranges from 5^. 4^. to 5^ 

 and in 1577 the same kind is 45-. 8^/., gilt being 6^. Lastly, 

 communion cups cost 5^. 6d. an ounce in 1570, and a chalice 

 5^. 4</., while a gilt double bell salt in 1582 was bought at 

 6s. ^d. Between the beginning and end of the period the 

 price is therefore about doubled. But something must be 

 allowed for fashion and workmanship. 



LEAD. The entries of this metal are very numerous, though 

 they are not by any means continuous. In the earlier part of 



1 This is the highest price found, but it was at the worst epoch of the bad money. 



