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1515 Prices are low this autumn, beginning at 43. 2d. in 

 October and gradually rising till the next harvest ; one 

 lot sold at Norwich at 8s. 6d. 



Wheat, 6s. q\d. ; barley, 2S. iod. ; oats, 2S. $d. ; rye, 

 2S. 8d. ; beans, 45-. ; malt, 3*. >]\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 6s. 6f</. per tod (Rogers). 



Thames frozen and used as a highway. Carnages 

 passed over on the ice from Lambeth to Westminster 

 (W. Thornbury). 



1516 Wheat, 5*. $\d. ; barley, 3^. ^d. ; oats, is. lod. rye, 

 3 s - l\d.\ peas, $s. 2d. ; vetches, 6s. 8d. \ malt, 3^. lofyf. 

 (Rogers). 



Wool, 7-r. 7f</. per tod (Rogers). 



Thames frozen. Black May in London. Wool dear 

 on account of the mortality amongst sheep. Time of 

 drought. 



1517 Wheat was dear at the beginning of the harvest year, 

 and fell greatly towards its conclusion. 



Wheat, 6*. $d. ; barley, 3^. 4^. ; rye, 2S. 8d. ; malt, 

 3^. ii\d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 7-f. 2\d. per tod (Rogers). 



1518 In October, 1518, wheat is only half the price at which 

 it is bought in the following summer. 



Wheat, 55. ii\d. ; barley, 3^. 6d. ; oats, 2S. 2\d. ; rye, 

 4^-. ; beans, 45. $\d. ; malt, 5^. 6f^. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 5-r. 6\d. per tod (Rogers). 



1519 The price of wheat considerably higher. One parcel 

 sold at Cambridge at los. nd. The price rose greatly 

 with the prospects of the next harvest, which was scanty. 



Wheat, TS. zd.\ barley, 3^. nf-*/. ; oats, 25. z\d.\ rye, 

 35-. 6^d. beans, 'js. ^d. ; malt, 4^. %d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wool, 'js. $d. per tod (Rogers). 



The sweating sickness continued from July to the midst 

 of December (Holinshed). 



Deluge of St. Leonard's Day, Nov. 6th (Norwich 

 Register). 



