( 59 ) 



A comet {L. Townsend). 



This year a violent and ruinous storm of wind threw 

 down trees and houses, and many belfries in the kingdom 

 of England in different places (M. of W). 



1300 All corn below average price. 



Wheat, 4s. gd. ; barley, 35. 8|dl ; oats, is. i if</. ; beans, 

 2s. 3|^/. ; peas, 2s. ^\d. per quarter {Rogers}. 



Wool, 8s. yd. per tod; fleeces, ij Ib. at Southampton 

 {Rogers}. 



No hay made at Mere on account of the dry summer. 

 Wheat sold there at 65. per quarter ; oats at $s. ; an ox 

 sold for Ss. 8d. ; a mare for 13^. 4^. ; wethers at is. each; 

 ewes, before shearing, at nd ; cocks at id. ; hens, \d. ; 

 mowing meadow grass 3 pence per acre ; harvest men, 

 2\d. per day {Duchy of Cornwall Records). 



Ploughmen, one halfpenny per day ; salary and drink 

 for one maid, 4^. $d. per year ; keeper of the park, 1 7^. 

 $d. per year; ploughmen, IO.T. per year ; shepherd for 

 wethers, 3^. 6d. per year ; plashing hedges, one farthing 

 per perch ; two new cart wheels, $s. (Duchy of Cornwall 

 Records). 



1301 Corn slightly higher. 



Wheat, S.T. v\d. ; barley, 3^. yf d ; oats, 2s. o|^/. per 

 quarter. 



Wool, 8s. per tod; fleeces, 2 Ib. 5 oz. at Stanham^^m 1 ). 



1302 Wheat lower, barley and beans low. 



Wheat, 4s. ii^d. ; barley, 35-. $d. ; oats, 2s. if^. ; 

 beans, 2s. %d. ; peas, 3^. of*/, per quarter {Rogers). 



Wheat, 4s. per quarter (Smith). 



Wool, 8.$-. \d. per tod; fleeces, at Cheddington, i Ib. 

 14 oz. 



1303 Wheat considerably lower, varying from 3.?. %d. in 

 May, to 4s. 2d. in July. 



Wheat, 4-r. ij^. ; barley, 2s. io|^/. ; oats, 2^. i|^. ; 

 beans, 2s. %d. ? peas, 3^. i \d. per quarter. 

 Wool about 4 pence per Ib. {Rogers). 



