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September 28. Dreadful earthquake accompanied 

 with thunder and lightning (L. Townsend). 



The shocks lasted two hours, preceded by a dreadful 

 tempest (Stowi). 



The Baltic was frozen over (L. Townsend). 



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



1427 The harvest of this year closes a period of extra- 

 ordinary abundance and cheapness, which has lasted 

 without intermission for seven years. 



Wheat, 4*. ^d. ; barley, $s. i^d. ; oats, 2s. 2d. ; rye, 

 2s. nd. beans, 45. ; malt, $s. 5^. per qr. (Rogers). 



Great floods in summer (Rogers). 



Wool, 6s. io\d. per tod (Rogers). 



Rain began on April i, and did not cease till Hollon- 

 tide, November i (Lowe). 



1428 Wheat rises to i$s. ^d. per qr. at Lancaster, due to 

 a wet season, particularly affecting western England. 

 Barley is 8.f. per qr. at Sidmouth, and only 2s. %d. in 

 Norfolk, and 6s. at Alton Barnes. 



Wheat, 8*. iofdl ; barley, 45. 8f< ; oats, 2s. 8J^. ; 

 rye, $s. $d. ; beans, 4.?. ; malt, 5*. $d. per qr. (Rogers). 

 No fruit at Alton Barnes (Rogers). 

 Wool, TS. i\d. per tod (Rogers). 



1429 This and the preceding year must have been charac- 

 terized by continual rain : the latter in the west, the 

 former in both east and west, though the east seems to 

 have suffered most. Wheat was sold at Cambridge at 

 i os. per qr. 



Wheat, js. nd. ; barley, 4^. ^\d. ; oats, 25^ 6{d. ; rye, 

 7^. $d. ; beans, 45. ; malt, 75. 2d. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 8.r. %d. per tod (Rogers). 



1430 The harvest appears to have been generally good. 

 Prices lower. 



Wheat, 5-r. ii\d. ; barley, 3^. ^\d. oats, 2s. o\d.-, rye, 

 4^. ivd. beans, 3^. 4^. ; malt, 5^. 6d. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 7J. 8^/. per tod. No fruit at Alton Barnes (Rogers). 



