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Wool, gs. 2d. per tod ; lamb wool, 5^. ^d. (Rogers). 

 Two earthquakes this year (Mallet). 



1386 Wheat exceedingly low in price, other corn likewise. 

 Wheat, 4s. id. ; barley, 2S. i\\d. ; oats, is. 6d. ; peas, 



2s. 2%d. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 7.$". 3*/. per tod; lamb wool, 4^. nd. (Rogers). 



1387 Corn still lower. 



Wheat, 3J. 4* </. ; barley, 2S. 8f/. ; oats, is. 4^-5 

 beans, $s. ; peas, is. g^d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wheat, 2s. per qr. (Adam Smith). 



Farmers allowed reduction of rents on account of the 

 low price of corn. 



Carter's wages, IQS. per annum; shepherd, ios. 

 ploughman, 75. 



Wool, 7$. nd. per tod ; lamb wool, 51. iid. (Rogers). 



1388 Corn not quite so low. Barley rises towards the 

 summer from unfavourable anticipations of the coming 

 harvest. 



Wheat, y. 8d. ; barley, 2S. iof</. ; oats, is. nd. 

 beans, 4^. ; peas, 2s. o\d. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wet harvest 

 Wool, 7.?. 3^. per tod ; lamb wool, 4^. 8d. (Rogers). 



1389 Wheat rises considerably. 



Wheat, 5^. $^d. ; barley, 3^. of</. ; oats, 2s. 2d. ; peas, 

 2s. 8f^. ; vetches, 2S. 6^d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Scab and sickness very prevalent among sheep (Rogers). 



Wool, TS. $d. per tod. Fleeces, i Ib. 2 oz. each at West 

 Horseley (Rogers). 



Great gale on the south coast (Lowe). 



1390 Wheat very dear. Barley equally high. 



Wheat, 8s. gd. ; barley, 5^. 8%d. ; oats, 3*. 7^. ; beans, 

 4^. 6^d. ; peas, 4^. %\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wheat, 14-f. 5^. per qr. (Adam Smith). 



March 5. A sore and terrible wind rose, with the 

 violence whereof much hurt was done, houses overthrown, 

 cattle destroyed, and trees overturned, After this great 



