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Razors are entered less frequently than might be expected. 

 They cost ^d. in 1463, $d. in 1496, $d. in 1498. In 1505 five 

 cost is. ; in 1507 six cost is. 8d. ; in 1525 five cost is. id. In 

 the same year Magdalen College buys a dickar of razors, by 

 which I understand ten, for 2s. id. In 1483 two razors and a 

 speculum are purchased for lod. A speculum is $d. in 1522. 



Scoops are 2s. the dozen in 1540-1, 4s. 6d. in 1561, $s. in 

 1563, and 6s. in 1567. The rise is fully according to the 

 increase of money values in the period. Sockets, probably 

 sconces for candles, cost $d. in 1504. ' Skechons* for a feast 

 cost is. $d. a dozen in 1518, 'skochyns' for a library window 

 8d. each in 1489, and skoppits $s. a dozen in 1534. I do not 

 pretend to accurately decide on the meaning of these terms, 

 but the last are said to be a kind of spade. They are pur- 

 chased for the King's use at Greenwich, and are cheaper than 

 spades, which are 4^. the dozen this year, shovels being 6s. 



Spigots cost 4d* a dozen in 1531. In 1532 great spigots 

 cost 4^., but spigots for beer are bought at id. the dozen. This 

 seems to suggest that beer, as yet an unfamiliar drink, was 

 brewed in small quantities, or put into small barrels. A 

 sponge in 1547 costs 2^., in 1572, 6d. ; a stable rake in 

 1473, & A standard and vane in 1542 (twelve were bought 

 for the King's use) cost 5^., and in 1486 starch was id. the 

 pound. 



In 1404 a 'strigil' costs $d.\ in 1552, 6d.\ in 1563, is. 8d. 

 This may be a horse-comb or curry-comb. In 1494 thimbles 

 are 4^. the dozen. In 1472 a 'tap hose' is 8d. In 1518 tin 

 spoons are 6d. a dozen, and in 1516 a tin wine bottle iod. 

 Tubs, as may be expected, vary in price. I find them at 6d. 



in 1445, at IS * m J 54 8 > at ls - 6 d- in I 55 I > at 3J - 3^- in 1 55 6 > 

 at zs. in 1567, at is. id. and is. 8d. in 1578, at 2s. 4d. in 1573, 

 and at u. 6d. in 1578. A twist to an outer house door is 6d. 

 in 1459, ls - 3d- m I 54- A wallet is 4^. in 1470. Wedges 

 are id. in 1452, $d. in 1501, 7\d. in 1517, and yd. in 1568. 

 A double wicker lattice is is. 6d. the yard in 1562, and wood 

 ashes are 5,?. the barrel in 1467. This article is probably 



