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The price of wheat after harvest rose to a price without 

 parallel (Rogers). 



Wheat 15^. a bushel at Chester and York (Lowe). ? a 

 qr. (T. H. .). 



1551 November 2. A sale of wheat is made at 26s. Sd. at 

 Cambridge, and the average from the Princess Elizabeth's 

 household book is 175-. At Hatfield one entry is made 

 at 321. Prices fall to fs. Wheat, 2os. $d. oats, 45. ; 

 malt, 5J. 4^. per qr. (Rogers}. 



Wool, 2os. per tod (Rogers). 

 Wheat, Ss. per qr. (Smith). 

 The sweating sickness again (Orange). 

 May 25. Earthquake in Surrey (Mallet). 

 A mighty great wind in the night, and so high a flood 

 that many cattle were drowned upon Saltney (Lowe). 



1552 Prices fell on an average at Cambridge to less than 

 half the rates of the previous year. They rise again, 

 however, in the following summer to 14^. on June 3oth, 

 whilst in January they were down to 7^. 



Wheat, TOJ. 6%d. ; barley, Ss. ; oats, 6s. Sd. ; beans, 

 1 2s. Sd. j malt, 8s. per qr. (Rogers). 



It was enacted that whoever should buy corn to sell it 

 again should suffer two months' imprisonment for the first 

 fault, and forfeit the value of the corn ; for the second, 

 six months' imprisonment and forfeit double value ; and 

 for the third be set in the pillory, suffer imprisonment 

 during the king's pleasure, and forfeit all his goods and 

 chattels (Smith). 



Wheat, Ss. per qr. (Smith). 



A heavy fall of rain, which lay on the grass as red as 

 wine (Register of Gray Friars). 



1553 Wheat a little cheaper on the average, but the market 

 fluctuates greatly. Highest prices in July, wh en wheat is 

 bought at 13^. 6d. and i6s. 



Wheat, IQS. ; barley, los. oats, 55. ^d. ; malt, 9^. ^d. 

 per qr. (Rogers). 



