CHAP. xn. AND OF SHIPS. 839 



wine, fruits, and wool, on their voyage to Flan^ 

 ders, had been captured by some English vessels, 

 and brought into our ports. The owners ap- 

 plied to the king, Henry VI., for redress, and 

 exhibited on oath an account of the burden and 

 value of the ships, and the prices at which the 

 merchandise would have sold had they reached 

 the place of their destination. The value of the 

 ships, including their stores and provisions, is 

 stated as follow, viz. : 



Money of that time. Money of this time* 



1 ship of . 100 tons 10710 27315 



1 70 . 70 . 178 10 



1 . 120 . 110 . 280 10 



1 40 . 70 178 10 



1 110 140 . 357 



1 . 110 150 . 382 10 



1 . 120 180 . 459 



The owners of these cargoes also declared upon 

 oath, that if the vessels had arrived in Flanders, 

 the merchandise with which they were freighted 

 would have sold at the following prices, viz. 

 the Gascon or Bordeaux wine at 61. the pipe, 

 the Bastard wines 5l. the pipe, the iron III. 

 the ton, and the wool 5l. per sack, each sack 

 being one quintal and three quarters; thus little 

 more than 7^d. per pound for the Spanish wool, 

 which at that period was celebrated for its su- 

 perior fineness. 



In this recapitulation of prices, that of corn 



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