4.86 LABOUR. 



Ar Snettisham, lOs. 6J. a week, winter, and to hay 

 and turnip hoeing; in harvest, 61. los. witliout board. 

 Hoeing turnips twice, 6s. ; mowing grass, 20d. to 2S. 6d. ; 

 filling marie, 25s. per 120 loads; 12s. for small low carts 

 half loads. 



At Houghton, in winter, los. 6d. ; in summer, 12s. ; 

 in harvest, 50s. to 60s. and board. 



At Wigenhall, in Marshland, the average price of 

 reaping wheat, I2s. the statute acre, 



Labour, at Lynn, is sunk by the peace : — Sailors 

 wages, from 4I. los. a month, to 50s. ; and that of corn^ 

 porters, from ijd. a sack to id. 



At Walpole, in Marshland, 6s. to 7s. a day, general 

 in harvest: some, tliis year, gave 9s. and los. a day : 

 2s. 6d. after Michaelmas, till seed time is over ; 2s. all 

 winter; 2s. 6d. after May-day. 



Near Downham, in winter, 2od. and beer ; summer, 

 2S. ; hay-time, 3s. 6d. ; mowing grass, 2S. to 4s. ; mowing 

 barley, 5s.; reaping oats, los. to 16s.; wheat, los. to 

 125. ; in harvest, by day, 6s. 



At Besthorpe, is. 8d. in winter; 2S. at hay, and after 

 harvest till Michealmas; harvest, 45s. and board; 61. 

 without. No ipalt. 



RUKCTON. 



1770. 

 Harvest, 2I. 2s. and board. 

 Hay, - IS. 6d. and beer. 

 Winter, is. 2d. and beer. 

 Reaping wheat, 4s, to 6s. 

 Reaping oats, 4s. 

 Mowing barley, is. 6d. 

 Mowing grass, 2s. 

 Hoeing turnips, 4$. and 2s. 

 Threshing vvheat, 2s. a rjuarter. 3.V 



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