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tomed limits and covered and soaked the plains of Ber- 

 mondsey and the liberties of Tothill. It also reached the 

 cottages of the dealers in the market, of the cemetery at 

 Westminster, and compelled them to drive in stakes 

 above their dwellings to protect them, and as the torrents 

 of rain prevailed to a great extent, the valleys and pas- 

 tures which were near the rivers were covered all over 

 the kingdom for some time (M. of W.). 



1295 Prices fall considerably, but beans still dear, wool 

 cheap, wax dear. Wool, 5 s. gd. per tod ; fleeces, i Ib. 

 1 2 oz. at Gamlingay ; wheat, 6s. yd. ; barley, 4*. 4^. ; 

 oats, 2S. ^\d. ; beans, $s. i \d. ; peas, 4$. ^d. per quarter 

 (Rogers). 



Sheep are washed and shorn at a penny a score (Rogers). 



1296 All corn cheap : vetches, 3J-. $\d. ; rye, 3^. g^d. ; 

 malt, 4s. i\d. per quarter; wheat, 4^. g\d. ; barley, 

 $s. g\d. ; oats, 2s. $\d. ; beans, $s. i\d. ; peas, &. ;f d. 

 per quarter (Rogers). 



1297 Wheat continues to rise till the end of the year. Wax 

 dear. 



Wheat, 55-. 2\d. ; barley, 45. 2^d. \ oats, 2s. ^\d. 

 Wool, 8^. 2d. per tod ; fleeces, i Ib. 2| oz. at Ibstone 

 (Rogers). 



1298 Prices about the same as last year ; wool very dear ; 

 wax dear; wheat, 5^. 2\d.\ barley, 4^. $%d. ; oats, 25. $\d. ; 

 beans, 4^. 4^. ; peas, 3^. $\d. per quarter ; wet hay 

 harvest (Rogers). 



Wool, us. 6d. per tod (Rogers'). 



January 5. Earthquake in England (M. of W.). 



Also a comet appeared in the north emitting rays lat- 

 erally towards the east, which vomited fire as it were, and 

 it was visible for three days after sunset (M. of W.). 



1299 Abundant harvest and prices low, no fruit. 



Wheat, 5^. g^d. ; barley, 4$. $\d. ; oats, 2s. g\d. ; beans, 

 4^. 3j</. ; peas, 2S. i\d. per quarter; wool, Ss. ^\d. per 

 tod ; fleeces, i Ib. i oz. at Ibstone (Rogers). 



