Wheat, i2s. \\d. ; barley, 5*. i^d. oats, 3.?. <)\d. ; rye, 

 i2s. o^d. ; beans, 7*. ; malt, ys. 2\d. per qr. 



A famine year (Rogers). 



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



Great scarcity (Norwich Register). 



By reason of the great wet that fell in the sowing time 

 of the corn, and in the beginning of the last year ; now, in 

 the beginning of this, corn so failed that in the city of 

 London for a while bread was scant. In the beginning 

 wheat was only at 15^. the qr., and from thence it rose 

 to 20J-., and after to 26s. &/., till remedy by outward pro- 

 vision was procured (ffolinshed). 



In the winter season of this year fell great abundance 

 of rain ; and namely in September, November, and 

 December, and on January i6th, it rained so abundantly 

 that great floods thereby ensuing destroyed corn fields, 

 pastures, and drowned many sheep and beasts. Then 

 was it dry till April i2th, and thence it rained every day 

 or night till June 3rd. And in May it rained thirty hours 

 without ceasing, which caused great floods and did much 

 harm, namely in corn, so that great dearth ensued 

 (Holinshed). 



Smut first noticed in wheat (Rogers). 



Wheat at Salisbury 2S. the bushel (Eastori). 

 1628 Wheat is cheaper, but still high, locally standing at 

 15*. to i6.r. at Bardney. 



Wheat, Ss. ioj^.; barley, 6.r. yd.; oats, 3*. ; rye, 7*. $d. ; 

 beans, 55. io\d. ; malt, 5*. %d. per qr. (Rogers). 



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



In the end of May the sweating sickness again appeared 

 (Holinshed). 



A year of scarcity (Rogers). 



In spring almost incessant deluges of rain prevented 

 the corn being sown, consequently an extensive failure in 

 the harvest. Grain was imported largely from Germany 

 (Lowe). 



