APPENDIX I

AVERAGE PRICES FROM 1259 TO 1700[754]

CORN PER QUARTER.

WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS.

1259-1400 5s. 10³/₄d. 4s. 3³/₄d. 2s. 5³/₄d. 4s. 4⁷/₈d. 4s. 3¹/₂d.

1401-1540 5s. 11³/₄d. 3s. 8³/₄d. 2s. 2¹/₄d. 4s. 7³/₄d. 3s. 9¹/₄d.

1541-82 13s. 10¹/₂d. 8s. 5³/₄d. 5s. 5¹/₂d. 9s. 1¹/₂d.

1583-1700 39s. 0¹/₂d. 21s. 4d. 13s. 10d. 22s. 3¹/₄d.

LIVE STOCK.

OXEN. COWS. CART HORSES.[755] SHEEP. LAMBS. PIGS (GROWN). BOARS.

1259-1400 13s. 1¹/₄d. 9s. 5d. 16s. 4d. 1s. 2d. to 1s. 5d. 8d. 3s. 4s. 7d.

1401-1540 moderate increase 14s. unaltered moderate increase 9d. unaltered 6s.

1541-82 55s. 32s. great increase 3s. to 4s. 6d. 2s. to 3s. 6s. 8d. to 8s. —

1583-1700 100s. 60s. 1580-1640 £5 to £10 1640-1700 £8 to £15 10s. 7d. — great increase

POULTRY AND EGGS.

HENS. DUCKS. GEESE. EGGS.

1259-1400 1⁶/₈d. 2d. 3⁵/₈d. 4¹/₂d. per 120

1401-1540 2¹/₄d. 2¹/₄d. 4³/₄d. 6¹/₂d. "

1541-82 4³/₄d. 4³/₄d. 10d. 7¹/₂d. "

1583-1700 8d.-1s. 9¹/₄d. 2s. 3s.3d. "

WOOL. CHEESE. BUTTER. HAY. HOPS.

per lb. Per load. Per cwt.

1259-1400 3⁵/₇d. 4¹/₂d. per 7 lb. 4³/₄d. per 7 lb. 3s. 8d. —

1401-1540 3⁵/₇d. ¹/₂d. per lb. 1d. per lb. unaltered 14s. 0¹/₂d.

1541-82 7¹/₂d. 1d. " 3d. " 9s. 6d. 26s. 8d.

1583-1702 9d.-1s. 3¹/₂d. " 4¹/₂d. " 26s. 4d. 82s. 9d.

LABOUR.

Reaping wheat per acre. Reaping oats per acre. Mowing per acre. Labourer per day without food.

1261-1350 5⁵/₈d. 4⁷/₈d. 5¹/₄d. 2d.

1351-1400 8¹/₂d. 8¹/₄d. 7d. 3d.

1401-1540 9³/₄d. 8¹/₄d. 8¹/₈d. 4d.

1541-82 —[756] — — 6¹/₂d.

1583-1640 — — 1s. 7d. 8¹/₂d.

1640-1700 — — 1s. 8d. 10d.

PRICE OF LAND PER ACRE.

To Rent. To Buy.

Arable. Grass.

1261-1350 4d.-6d. 1s.-2s. 12 years' purchase

1351-1400 6d. 2s. "

1401-1540 6d. 2s. 15-20 years

1541-82 slight increase unaltered

1583-1640 great increase 20 years

1641-1700 5s. 8s. "

1770 10s. 30 years

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