Great mortality and death, by the pestilence in divers 

 parts of the realm, which began in September in the year 

 last passed and continued all this year till November, 

 about fourteen months (Holinshed). 



1480 Wheat, 55. iod. ; barley, $s. ; oats, is. n\d. ; rye, 

 35-. 4< ; beans, $s. iof</. ; malt, 45. $\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 3.$-. 3d. per tod (Rogers). 



Wonderful tempest of wind and weather (Hector Boe- 

 tius). 



An earthquake in July (Norwich Register). 



1481 A decidedly defective harvest. The probable cause 

 of the dearth was wet in the midland and eastern coun- 

 ties. 



Wheat, 8s. 6|tf. ; barley, 5*. M. ; oats, y. $\d. ; rye, 

 5^. o\d. ; beans, $s. ; malt, 55-. io^d. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 4S. ^d. per tod (Rogers). 



1482 Prices are still higher, especially in eastern England. 

 Barley and malt are also very dear. The highest rate for 

 wheat is 155-. at Wearmouth. Oats are by no means dear, 

 but beans and peas are. 



Wheat, 105. $d. ; barley, 6^. z^d. ; oats, 2s. ^\d. ; beans, 

 $s. <)\d. ; peas &r. 4^. ; malt, js. per qr. (Rogers). 



These two years are distinctly those of scarcity, es- 

 pecially in the eastern counties. The highest prices 

 being in Durham (Rogers). 



Probably cold and wet seasons, as oats are not affected 

 in price, and they are not injured by seasons of this 

 character (T. H. B.). 



Wool, 5-r. yd. per tod (Rogers). 



1483 Prices fell as the prospects of 1483 improved. 

 Wheat, >js. $\d. ; barley, 55-. nd oats, 2s. ^d. ; beans, 



4s. \\d. ; peas, 4^. id. malt, 45. yd. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 55. 2d. per tod. 



Such a flood in Gloucestershire by force of continual 

 rain and moisture that all the country was overflowed by 

 the Severn, and several persons drowned in their beds. 



