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Allhallow-tide, 13^. ^d. each, and lean beasts at St. 

 Helen's, Ss. a piece ; sheep, 2od. a piece ; fat hogs, 2s. a 

 piece; fat calves, 2od. ; lambs, lod. to is. (Hume). 



1510 Wheat still very low. The price began at 35. in 

 November, and rose to 4*. 8d. in the following September. 



Wheat, 4s. barley, 4*. $d. oats, 15-. io\d. ; rye, 

 3J. 5j</. ; beans, 5*. 3^. ; malt, 2s. 5 J//. (Rogers). 



The plague was great in divers parts of the realm 

 (Ho Unshed). 



Wool, 6s. 6|^/. per tod; unskilled labour, $d. per day 

 (Rogers}. 



1511 Wheat is considerably dearer, rising to a full average. 

 Wheat, 5-f. 8f</. ; barley, 35. i J< ; oats, is. 5 J</. ; rye, 



5J. 4</. ; beans, 4^. ; malt, 3^. 3^. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, jj. y//. per tod (Rogers). 

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



1512 Price of wheat very high, up to 125. 8//. at Cambridge. 

 Wheat, gs. i\d. ; malt, 4^. 3!^. per qr. (Rogers). 

 During a scarcity this year a great store of corn was 



laid up in the Leadenhall granary, and the mayor used to 

 attend the market at 4 a.m. (Walter Thornbury). 



1513 Wheat much lower. 



Wheat, 6s. o\d. ; barley, 5$. ; peas, 6s. id. per qr. 

 (Rogers). 



Wool, 4s. ii\d. per tod (Rogers). 



July 21. Called "The Dry Wednesday," for the day 

 was wonderfully hot, and some died for lack of moisture 

 (Holinshed). 



Great cold, wind, and rain to Sept. 9th (Holinshed). 



This season began a great mortality in London and 

 other places, when much people died (Holinshed). 



1514 Wheat, 5^. 4^.; barley, 5^. lod. ; oats, is. 8d. ; rye, 

 4S. 8d. ; peas, *js. 6d. ; malt, 2S. n^d. per qr. (Rogers). 



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



November 27. Great flood at Burtonon-Trent (Rev. 

 Stebbing Shaw). 



