(90) 



Wheat, 4S. 6f</. ; barley, $s. id. ; oats, 25. i\d. ; rye, 

 35". id. ; beans, 25. 6d. ; malt, 4S. iodf. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 115. 3j</. per tod (Rogers}. 



Unskilled labour, $d. per day (Rogers). 



Wheat, 35. \o>d. per qr. (Adam Smith). 



Frost of fifteen weeks' duration (Norwich Register). 



This year the winter was exceeding sharp through 

 frost and snow that continued and covered the ground 

 by all the months of December, January, February, and 

 March, insomuch that thrushes, blackbirds, and many 

 thousand birds of the like smaller size perished with very 

 cold and hunger (ffolinshed). 



1408 Scanty harvest. A well marked scarcity this year. 

 Wheat reached us. 8</. at Jarrow. Harvest worst in 

 eastern counties. 



Wheat, TS. $^d. ; barley, 45. 4\d. ; oats, 25. lod. ; rye, 

 4s. i\d.- t beans, 45. ^d. ; malt, 55. if</. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 9-f. 5^. per tod (Rogers). 

 Flood at Ware, which did great damage (Lowe}. 



1409 Prices higher. Summer generally wet. No apples. 

 Wheat, Ss. n\d. ; barley, 55. 5^.; oats, $s. 2d.; rye, 



6.r. 4^. ; peas, 4$. &/. ; malt, 45. %\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 95. $d. per tod. 



Unskilled labour, $\d. per day ; mowing grass, id. per 

 acre (Rogers). 



1410 Corn falls to little more than half the value at which 

 it generally stood last year. No apples. 



Wheat, 45. iQ\d. ; barley, 45. 2d. ; oats, 2s. ^d. ; rye, 

 4^. \d. ; beans, 35. 6d. ; malt, 45. o\d. per eye.' (Rogers). 

 Wool, 9*. 3</. per tod (Rogers). 



1411 Plentiful harvest. Dry and hot summer. No apples. 

 Wheat, 45. lod. ; barley, 35. $\d. ; oats, 2s. \d. ; rye, 



25-. 9^. ; beans, 35-. \\d. ; malt, 35-. n|^/. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 8j. 3|i/. per tod. 



Unskilled labour, 3^. per day ; thrashing and winnow- 

 ing wheat, 4d. per qr. (Rogers). 



