6; 8 ON THE PRICE OF FOREIGN PRODUCE. 



PENEDYS AND DRAGGE. Two other sweetmeats of the 

 fifteenth century are known by these names, the latter being 

 called also Dragie, Dragge 1 , or Dregge Royal. The former 

 occurs five times between 1467 and 1492, at an average of a 

 little less than is. i\d. the pound ; the latter six times, at a 

 little over 9^., between 1467 and 1496. The two articles 

 occur, except in the last case of Dregge, in the same year and 

 at the same place. Dregge is known to Halliwell under the 

 name of Dragee, who describes it to be a small comfit. 



BISCUIT. In 1533 this article is priced at lod. ; in 1534 

 and 1536 at Sd. ; in 1555 at Is - I ^ < an ^ u 4d. This con- 

 fectionery appears to be marchpane or maccaroons. March- 

 pane is found, Vol. Ill, p. 578, iv, but the quantity is not given. 

 It cost loj., and is a present to the judges. It was probably 

 a little over 7 Ibs. In 1572 carraway biscuit is is. 6d. the 

 pound. 



MARMALADE. Information as to this article is given for 

 five years, 1554-1559. It is is. 4d. the pound in 1554 ; is. $\d. 

 in 1555 ; is. 4d. in 1557 ; is. 4^., is. id., and is. 6d. in 1551 ; 

 and is. 6d. and i,y. ^d. in 1559. 



A pot of securades and sugar in 1433 cost 2s. Sd. Sucket 

 in 1480 is is. the pound ; 'limons' in the same year are at the 

 same price ; * Cassons 2 ' in 1443 at Sd. ; Oreniado and * Trous- 

 alwyk ' in 1536 at lod. and is. complete the list, except a cade 

 of ' Amolassarum ' in 1510, which is entered with the spices, 

 but is unintelligible to me. 



In the subjoined tables, the first is that of Gascony wine by 

 the dozen gallons, the second that of sweet wine by the same 

 measure, the third that of Gascony wine by the tun. 



The fourth is that of pepper by the dozen Ibs. ; the fifth that 

 of saffron by the pound ; the sixth that of cloves by the pound ; 

 the seventh that of mace; the eighth that of cinnamon; the 

 ninth that of ginger ; the tenth that of almonds by the hunclivtl- 



1 ' Dragees ' is still the French name for sugar-plums. 



3 Cassonade ' appears to be still (Michelsen's Merchants' Polyglot Manual), a 

 synonym for brown sugar. 



