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wool, and cloth made thereof, and the flesh of all manner 

 of beasts was sold at far higher prices than was accus- 

 tomed. So commandment was given that the decayed 

 houses should be built up again, that enclosed grounds 

 should be laid open, and sore punishment against them 

 that disobeyed (Holinshed). 



1522 Wheat, 6s. o^.; barley, $s. nd. ; oats, 2S. id. ; beans, 

 3.$-. Sd. ; malt, 4$. $^d. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wheat is sold in London for 2os. a quarter, in other 

 places for 26s. Sd. (Holinshed). 



1523 Wheat, 5 s. 6d. ; barley, 3^. ; oats, 2s. $d. malt, 3*. 4^. 

 per qr. (Rogers). 



Great rains and wind in beginning of November, 

 followed by a sore frost, which was so extreme that men 

 died of cold, and some lost fingers, some lost toes, and 

 many lost nails, so extreme was the rigour of the frost 

 (Holinshed). 



November 3. At night a sore and vehement storm 

 and tempest of rain (Holinshed). 



1524 Wheat, $s. i\d. ; barley, 4^. ; oats, 2s. io\d. ; beans, 

 $s. i\d. ; malt, 45. &%d. (Rogers). 



Prices have fallen considerably below the average 

 (Rogers). 



Butter was los. the barrel (Rogers). 



1525 Probably a good harvest, and low prices in eastern 

 counties. 



Wheat, 5^. 5^. ; barley, 4^. 3^. ; oats, 2s. ^\d. ; rye, 

 6s. iod.-, beans, 35. lod. ; malt, 4^. 8^d. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 45. $\d. per tod (Rogers). 

 In this winter was great death (Holinshed). 



1526 Prices steadily growing. 



Wheat, 6s. 2\d. ; barley, 6s. 6d. ; oats, 2s. iod. ; beans, 

 6s. 8d. ; peas, 7^. 6d. ; malt, 5^. n^d. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wool, 4-f. $d. per tod (Rogers). 



1527 Wheat very dear on the eastern side of England, rising 

 to iSs. 8d. 



