Other corn higher except beans, which are low. Barley 

 and peas spoiled by autumn rain. A great drought at 

 Cheddington (most likely in the spring) (T. H. E.). 



Wheat, JS. 2 \d. ; barley, 5r. 2\d. ; oats, 2s. ii\d. ; 

 beans, 6.r. ; peas, 3^. io\d. (Rogers). 



Corn thrashed badly (Rogers). 



Wool, 9^. per tod ; fleeces, i Ib. 9! oz. at Cheddington. 



July 1 6. A great eclipse of the sun, and for the space 

 of two months before and three months after there fell 

 exceeding great rain, so that through the intemperance of 

 the weather corn could not ripen by reason whereof; in 

 many places they began not harvest till Michaelmas, and 

 in some places they inned not their wheat till Allhallow- 

 tide, nor their peas till St. Andrew's tide. On Christmas 

 even, about the break of day, a marvellous sore and 

 terrible wind came forth of the west which overthrew 

 houses and buildings, overturned trees by the roots, and 

 did much hurt in divers places (ffolmshed). 



1331 Wheat prices are still high, IQS. &d. is paid at Wood- 

 hall in Suffolk. Other corn high, vetches excessively 

 dear, average js. $d. Mild spring and genial summer, 

 but both dry. Great quantity of cider. 



Wheat, 7^. n\d. ; barley, 6s, 3^.; oats, 3*. 3^.; 

 beans, 6s. 4^/. j peas, 55". sf* ; rye, $s. 9\d.' } malt, 6s. 2\d. 

 per qr. 



The weight of a fleece of wool is seldom more than two 

 pounds, and often very much less (Rogers). 



Wool, los. 6d. per tod. 



1332 The wheat harvest of this year must have been gene- 

 rally good, and the weather of that character which suits 

 all soils alike. Uniformity of prices for both wheat and 

 barley, and the remarkable feature of the year is uniform 

 agricultural prosperity. 



Wheat, 4s. 8f</. ; barley, 3^. 6d. ; oats, 2s. 2>L ; beans, 

 3*. i id. ; peas, 3*. $\d. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 8^. per tod. 



