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other farms, but in later years the " bulling " fees appear on 

 the credit side of the account, showing that the Bagshaws are 

 prospering in their business. I have tabulated all the entries 

 of the selling of animals for the whole period 1720 to 1 731, as 

 these seem to be the only trustworthy figures from which to 

 estimate the prices of that day. The following are the average 

 selling prices for the whole period : — 



Horse 



Colt 



Filly 



Mare 



Cow 



Ox ... 



Steer 



Bullock 



£ 



6 



3 

 4 

 6 



3 

 4 

 3 

 4 



s. 



7 



9 



19 



4 

 12 



12 

 9 



5 



4 

 6 



3 



7 

 7 



5 

 1 



6 



Heifer 



Calf 



Sheep 



Ewe 



Wether 



Pig... 



Hog 



£ s. 



3 ° 



18 



6 8 



5 

 6 



3 

 S 



1 



S 

 3 



1 



(c) The very large number of entries for coals on both sides 

 of the account is somewhat puzzling. There are forty-three 

 receipts and forty-five payments under this head. One or two 

 of the entries incidentally show that the coal was obtained 

 directly from the pit. Probably John Bagshaw, with his 

 numerous horses, acted as a sort of middleman in this com- 

 modity. The nearest actual coal-pit was near the Standage 

 Pole, above Hathersage, but I believe this was never a pro- 

 ductive pit, and it seems more likely that the coal was brought 

 from the neighbourhood of Sheffield or Chesterfield. 



(d) " Carriage " signifies the carriage of lead ore from the 

 lead mines near Eyam to the place where they were to be 

 smelted. For a long series of years the Bagshaws have regular 

 weekly accounts with Mr. Ashton, of Hathersage Hall, for whom 

 they carried the ore down to the Derwent, where " Leadmills " 

 is still the name of the hamlet where the main road crosses the 

 river. The line of the road by which he reached Leadmills 

 may still be seen in the fields just north of Highlow Hall. 

 On May 22nd, 17 17, there is a memorandum of a receipt 



