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things but money, which is so scant that country people 

 offer corn and cattle or whatsoever else they have in lieu 

 of rent, but being no money, and corn is at so easy rates 

 as I never knew it, at 20 pence or 22 pence a bushel, 

 barley at 9 pence, and yet no quantity will be taken at 

 that price (From Tooke). 



1621 Wheat, 30*. ^d. per qr. (Smith}. 



The usual bread of the poor was made of barley 

 (Hume}. 



In consequence of the excessive cheapness and plenty 

 of wheat the price of land is reduced from 20 years' pur- 

 chase to 1 6 or 17. The best wheat, 25. &/. and 2s. 6d. 

 the bushel, ordinary, 2S. ; barley and rye, is. $d. The 

 farmers murmured, the poorer sort traversed the markets 

 to find out the finest wheats, for none else would now 

 serve their use, though before they were glad of the 

 coarser rye bread (Sir Symonds d'Ewes). 



1622 Wheat, 58*. M. per qr. (Smith). 



All the rivers in Europe frozen, also the Zuyder Zee 

 (Lowe). 



1623 Wheat, 52*. per qr. (Smith). 



Export of wheat allowed when not above 325. per 

 qr. on a duty of 2s. per qr. 



Rye when not above 2os.; beans and peas, i6s. ; bar- 

 ley or malt, i2S. on a duty of i8d. (21 James /.). 



1624 Wheat, 48*. per qr. (Smith). 



1625 Wheat, 52*. per qr. (Smith). 



A severe winter followed the infectious summer of 

 1625 (Lowe). 



Fearful plague in London during June, July, August 

 and September (Lowe). 



1626 Wheat, 49*. \d. per qr. (Smith). 



April 14. Heavy fall of snow which lay on the ground 

 (M. L. .). 



Through some experiment Lord Bacon made with 

 the snow when on a journey, and being put in a damp 



