(6; ) 



Wool, i os. c)d. per tod; fleeces, i Ib. 10 oz. at 

 Gamlingay. 



1322 Wheat still very high, but declining after the middle 

 of April. Other corn proportionate, except oats, which 

 continue very dear. Butter dear. 



Wheat, 8s. n^d. ; barley, 6s. 6d. ; oats, 3^. 2^d. ; beans, 

 is. 8d. ; peas, 6s. ^\d. (Rogers). 



Wool, 9-r. 8d. per tod; fleeces, i Ib. 7 oz. at Chippen- 

 ham (Rogers). 



This year the sun appeared to man's sight in colour 

 like to blood, and so continued six hours ; to wit, from 

 7 o'clock in the morning of the last day of October until 

 one of the clock in the afternoon of the same day 

 (Holinshed}. 



1323 Wheat sinks to 55-. in June, other com likewise. 

 Wheat, TS. $\d. ; barley, 4*. $\d. ; oats, 2S. *\\d. ; beans, 



$s. 3d. ; peas, $s. i|</. (Rogers). 



Wool, us. ^d. per tod; fleeces, i Ib. 6|- oz. at Leather- 

 head. 



1324 Wheat rises till summer, then declines ; other corn 

 dear. Great drought in summer, and scarcity of feed all 

 through England. 



Wheat, *js. 4^d. ; barley, 55. ^\d. ; oats, 25. 6\d. ; beans, 

 5-r. 4^. ; peas, 55. if;/. (Rogers). 



Wool, 8s. $d. per tod; fleeces, i Ib. 2 oz. at Bove- 

 combe (Rogers). 



1325 All corn falls in price considerably. Particularly 

 severe drought. 



Wheat, 5.$-. 8f d. ; barley, 35. 8^d. ; oats, 2s. id. ; beans, 

 3*. iid.-, peas, 3*. jd. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 105. per tod; fleeces,' 4 Ib. at Cheddington 

 (Rogers). 



The summer this year proved exceeding hot and dry, 

 so that springs and rivers failed to yield their accustomed 

 course of waters, by reason whereof great numbers of 

 cattle and beasts, both wild and tame, died through lack 



