( H9) 



Probably another deficient harvest (T. H. .). 



A remarkable drought. Almost all the small rivers 

 dried up, and the river Trent diminished to a straggling 

 brook. The Thames so low that the sea water even at 

 ebb extended beyond London Bridge. Much cattle died 

 for want of water, especially in Nottinghamshire ; and 

 many thousands of persons died from grievous diarrhoea 

 and dysentery (Lowe). 



1542 Wheat, 75-. n\d. ; barley, 6s. 4^.; oats, 35-.; beans, 

 5^. %d. ; malt, 4.?. 4f d. per qr. (Rogers). 



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



The board of workmen is reckoned at 2d. a day (Rogers). 



Corn dealers prohibited from having more than 10 qrs. 

 in their possession at onetime, and justices could examine 

 a farmer's barns and sell the superfluous stock ( W. Thorn- 

 bury}. 



1543 Wheat, 9$. 3^. ; oats, 3-r. ; malt, 45. 8^. per qr. 

 (Rogers). 



Evidently another defective harvest (T. H. B.). 



Wood was sold very dear in the winter season of this 

 year, and likewise victuals, both flesh and fish, grew to a 

 high price towards the spring, by reason of the untemperate 

 wet season last past causing great death among cattle. 

 A quarter of mutton was sold for two shillings, a lamb at 

 three shillings, or three and fourpence, which afore that 

 time was esteemed scarce worth sixteen pence (Holinshed). 



Great pestilence (Holinshed). 



Very foul weather after Allhallow-tide (Uolinshed). 



Iron first cast in England at Buckstead in Sussex 

 (Holinshed). 



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



In October wheat was los. %d. per qr. ; malt, 45. Sd. 

 (Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xv.). 



1544 Wheat, gs. oj</. ; oats, $s. 4^. per qr. (Rogers). 

 Wheat quoted up to IQS. gd., and the rate rises with the 



summer in anticipation of the next harvest (Rogers). 



