APPENDIX IV. 



25J 



Appendix IV. — cont. 



Year 



1436 

 1463 

 1562 



1571 

 1593 



1660 

 1663 



1670 



Provisions 



j Price of 

 Wheat at date 



15 Hen. VI. 

 C.2 



3 Ed. IV. 

 c. 2 



5 Eliz. c. 5 



13 Eliz. 

 c. 13 



35 Eliz. c. 7 



12 Car. II. 

 c. 4 



15 Car. II. 

 c. 7 



2 Car. n. 

 c. 13 



Permitting exportation of corn from 

 England when a quarter of wheat, 

 barley, and rye did not exceed re- 

 spectively 6s. 8<Z., .Sa'., and 4s. 

 Prohibiting importation absolutely ex- 

 cept when prices of home produce 

 rose above the point at which ex- 

 portation ceased. 

 An Act for the Maintenance of the 

 Navypermitted exports at and under 

 the following prices per quarter: — 

 Wheat, 10s. ; rye, beans, and peas, 

 8s. ; barley, 6s. M. 

 Act for the Encrease of Tyllage, per- 

 mitting exportation of corn from par- 

 ticular districts, subject to payment 

 of Is. duty. 

 Permitting exportation, subject to ton- 

 nage and poundage of 2s. per quarter 

 for wheat and proportionate duty for 

 other grains, when wheat exceeded 

 20s., rye, etc. 13s. M., barley 12s. 

 Attempted to raise revenue by permit- 

 ting imports and exports subject to 

 high duties. 

 An Act for the Encouragement of 

 Trade— 



(i ) Permitted engrossing, i.e. buy- 

 ing in one market to sell in another 

 when wheat was at or under 48s., 

 and other grain in proportion, 

 (ii.) Took off the high duties on 

 importation, and imposed an ad 

 ralorem duty in their stead, 

 (iii.) Permitted exportation of wheat 

 (subject to a reduced duty of 

 5s. ^d. per quarter) when wheat 

 was at or under 48s., and other 

 grain in proportion. 

 Act for the Improvement of Tillage 

 and the Breed of Cattle — 

 {a) Permitted importation of wheat 

 subject to a duty of Ss. per quarter 

 when wheat was between 53s. 4<f. 

 and 80s., and 16s. per quarter 

 when below 53s. ^^d. 



s. d. 

 ( 1 10 



(Fleet- 

 wood). 

 In modern 

 money 

 3 8 

 * (Dr. Smith) 



18 4A 



56 6 

 41 8 



37 Qi 



