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at is. ^d. In the same year it purchases pebbles (probably 

 those which it procures still from sifting the local gravel and 

 picking out the largest ovoid pieces) at I s. 6d. and is. $d. the 

 load. 



In 1589 and 1590 freestone is ^d. a foot, as is also Burford 

 stone, the better kind referred to above. Hard stone is $d. 

 But a load of stone, here plainly rag, is only i s. Six loads are 

 bought by Magdalen College at is., and are probably freestone. 

 In 1591, stone described as hardest is at is. i\d. a foot, hard 

 stone at 4</., and a load at is. &/., while twelve tons are at is. 

 In 1592, the load is is. ^d. carried. But freestone is 2J., or 

 y. carried, and some, not designated but carried, is at is. 

 Paving-stone is at 4\d. the foot, and pebbles is. 4d. the load. 

 In 1593 freestone is 3^. the load, and $s. 4d. (carried) the ton. 

 Burford stone is nearly $d., hard stone $d. t and pebbles is. the 

 load. 



In 1594 large stone is at is. 6d. the load, freestone is. the 

 ton not carried, and 35. carried. Stone is in the quarry at ^d. 

 the foot, but it costs T s. the foot to carry it, as I conclude from 

 Burford. Hard stone is 6d. a foot, wall-stone, by which I 

 understand the commonest rag, is lod. a load, and rag i s. In 

 *595> rag is ls - 5d-> freestone is. 4<t., and wall only ^d. In 

 J 597 rag is ls ' 4^- an d pebbles is. a load. In 1598 and 1599, 

 ra g is $d. a foot, wall-stone is is. ^d* and flat stone is. a 

 load. In 1600, 100 feet of Burford stone is bought for 25$-., 

 i.e. $d. a foot, of course in the quarry. Rag is now $d. or ^d. 

 a foot and i s. 6d. the load, considerable quantities having been 

 bought, probably for the buildings erected in Warden Hoveden's 

 time. Pebbles are is. %d. the load. In 1601, 9} tons are 

 bought and two loads at is. 8d., the carriage being a little over 

 4s. the load. Rag is i s. 8d., pebbles is. the load. In 1602, rag 

 is is. 4//., or carried 15. 8<, and a ton as in last year, no doubt 

 of freestone, not carried is. 6d. In 1603, rag is $d. a foot, 

 stone is. 6d. a ton, the carriage now being is. ^d. In 1604, 

 rag is $\d. In 1606, stone is 3*. lod. a ton carried, freestone 

 not carried is. 6d., the carriage for the load being i s. 4//., and 



