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Wheat, &r. per qr. (Smith}. 

 Unskilled labour, b\d. per day (Rogers]. 

 Washing and shearing sheep, 2s. per 100 (Rogers). 

 January 30. In London a fine display of Aurora bore- 

 alis (Lowe). 



1561 Wheat, i$s. Sd. ; barley, 6s. io\d. ; oats, 6s. 2\d. ; 

 beans, 13*. od. ; malt, Ss. per qr. (Rogers). 



Three cows are sold at 41^. 8</., 38^., and 40^. each 

 respectively (Rogers). 



Wheat, 8*. per qr. (Smith). 



June 4. St. Paul's steeple fired by lightning, more 

 than ; 1 0,000 damage (Holinshed). 



Unskilled labour, yd. per day (Rogers). 



Beef, Sd. per stone ; leg of mutton, $d. ; hind-quarter 

 of veal, lod. -, pullet, zd. ; rabbits, $d. per couple; flour, 

 6d. per bushel ; 34 eggs, 6d. ; partridges, 6d. per brace ; 

 oatmeal, 2d. per peck ; butter, z\d. per pint ; table beer, 

 is. per barrel ; double strong beer, 25. 6d. per barrel 

 (Norfolk Tour). 



On St. Matthias' Day (Feb. 24th) thunder and lightning 

 in London (Dr. Fulke). 



1562 Prices generally falling, but wheat is dearer at Cam- 

 bridge, some making 24^., and the average being i$s. 8J*/., 

 whilst at Oxford the average is Ss. iQ^d. 



Wheat, i os. i\\d. ; barley, 8^. 5^. ; oats, 6 s. 4| d. ; 

 beans, i6s. ; malt, 13^. per qr. (Rogers). 



Wheat, Ss. per qr. (Smith). 



Export of wheat allowed when not above IQS. per qr. 

 ($th of Elizabeth). 



Unskilled labour, i\d. per day (Rogers). 



Wheat, 17^. a bushel (Pigott). ? per qr. 



1563 Prices much higher. At Oxford the average is 

 2$s. ^\d. ; at Basingstoke, 25^. 9^. 



Wheat, igs. g^d. ; barley, us. 6\d. oats, 75-.; beans, 

 i6s. ; peas, 9^. ^d. ; malt, IQS. Sd. per qr. (Rogers). 

 A cow is sold at Oxford for 25^. (Rogers). 



