Notes and Illustrations. 295 
‘“‘ That many doo hate,” in edd. of 1573, 1580, 1585, etc., the 
reading is ‘‘as many do hate.” 
57. 36. ‘‘ Ling perhaps looks for great extolling, being counted 
the beefe of the sea, and standing every fish-day (as a cold sup- 
porter) at my Lord Maior’s table: yet it is nothing but a long cod: 
whereof the greater sised is called Organe Ling, and the other 
Codling, because it is no longer then a Cod, and yet hath the taste 
of Ling: whilst it is new it is called green-fish: when it is salted it 
is called Ling, perhaps of lying, because the longer it lyeth .... 
the better it is, waxing in the end as yellow as a gold noble, at 
which time they are worth a noble a piece.”—Muffett, pp. 154-5, 
quoted in the Babees Book, ed. Furnivall. 
57. 39. The following prices of various articles in Suffolk will 
be interesting:—1566. A lode of straw 111Is.—158z. A capon Vid.; a 
calfe vs.; a firkin of butter vits. viid.; a capon and a pullet vid.; a 
cocke (to fight) md. (5 cockes bought to fight); a pullett mtd. 
5 pullets, 5 capons, s cockes, 1 calfe, were provided on the reck- 
ninge day and ‘‘these are allowed in the Churchwardens’ accompte 
to be paide by them.”’—1590. To Coke for 1111 combes of w otes whh 
he served to the Quene vis. vitid.; 14 rod of ditching cost vs. 11d. 
—1596. Makinge a surplis for the church was ld.; a payer of 
hoose was xiId. another x11td. ; makyng this boke of accts (a single 
sheet written on two sides) vid.—1599. Three days work ditchynge 
2s.; a hard day’s work was therefore 8d. per day, and a usual day’s 
4d. or 6d.; three days thatchinge (Thos. Garrarde) ts. 11d.; wode 
was 11s. the lode.—1587 or 8. A capon vid.; a calfe vs.; a firkin 
of butter viis. viiid.; two capons and one pullett vid.; a cocke 
iiiid.; one cocke and one pullett vid.; one pullett ilid.—1583 No. 
5. One short spurred cocke iid.; one chycken iid. ; one hene iid.— 
1583 No. 4. Fower combes and too bushell of ottes at ivs. ivd. the 
combe; thre henes att thre pence a pece ; bowes and arrowes II!d. ; 
ten milch kine 30s. each; seven bullocks 7s. each; six calves 55. 
each; six horses together £7; one acre of wheat, xxs.; one acre of 
Bullimong land 33s. 4d.; a new carte £11; a porkling 28d. 
Increased facilities of communication, and the numerous means 
that farmers now possess, through the press, of obtaining infor- 
mation as to prices of produce, etc., render rzding about almost 
unnecessary. 
57. 41. Tusser again sets out the advantages of ready money 
transactions, and of keeping touch, that is, punctuality and faithful 
regard to engagements. He buys at first hand who pays ready 
money from his own pocket; at second hand who pays ready 
money, but who, in order to enable him to do so, has to borrow a 
portion of the amount, because he has not so much money as he 
requires with him; at third hand who buys on credit. 
57. 47. ‘Stourbridge or Sturbich, the name of a common field 
extending between Chesterton and Cambridge, near the little 
