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Wool, 6s. per tod (Rogers). 



About the end of August the death in London ceased 

 (Holinshed). 

 1351 Corn very dear. Cold and wet summer. A famine. 



Wheat is sold in June for i2s. y and one quotation is as 

 high as 145. 8d. Barley reaches IGJ-., and oats, 6s. 



Wheat, IQS. 2\d. ; barley, 6s. io\d. \ oats, $s. yfdl ; 

 beans, 6s. id. peas, 6s. o\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 6s. 2d. per tod (Rogers). 



Greatest scarcity of provisions all over France ever 

 known in memory of man. Wheat was sold at Paris 

 at 4os. per qr. of 480 Ibs. ; a qr. of oats for 8.r. ; and 

 20 Ib. of peas for about icd. of English money (Frois- 

 sart). 



1351 to 1370. A time of considerable scarcity. Corn 

 was generally high, stock was dear, wages greatly en- 

 hanced, and had not the population decreased distress 

 would have been as great as from 1310 to 1321. Great 

 mortality amongst cattle (Rogers). 



A terrible disease, known as the black death, killing 

 men, horses, cattle, bears, wolves, foxes, sheep, goats, 

 hares, etc., prevalent throughout Europe about this time. 



1352 Wheat in February at 8*. 8d., falls in June to 3*. 6d. 

 per qr. in anticipation of an abundant harvest. Oats are 

 dearer than before, reaching 6s. 8d. Wheat, fs. 2\d. ; 

 barley, 5^. io\d. ; oats, 4^. of;/. ; beans, 65-. ^d. ; peas, 

 6s. ^\d. (Rogers). 



Haymakers paid id. per day ; mowers, $d. ; thrashers, 

 2\d. per quarter for wheat, i\d. barley. Wool, 5.?. 6d. 

 per tod (Rogers). 



1353 Corn sells very low. 



Wheat, 4s. 2\d. ; barley, 3*. of*/. ; oats, 2s. $fad. ; beans, 

 2s. i\d. ; peas, 2s. $\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, Ss. per tod (Rogers). 



In the summer of this year was so great a drought that 

 from the latter end of March fell little rain till the latter 



