Note E370 — 57.
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The following prices of various articles in Suffolk will be interesting:—1566. A lode of straw IIIIs.—1582. A capon VId.; a calfe Vs.; a firkin of butter VIIs. VIId.; a capon and a pullet VId.; a cocke (to fight) IIIId. (5 cockes bought to fight); a pullett IIId. 5 pullets, 5 capons, 5 cockes, 1 calfe, were provided on the reckninge day and "these are allowed in the Churchwardens' accompte to be paide by them."—1590. To Coke for IIII combes of w otes whh he served to the Quene VIs. VIIId.; 14 rod of ditching cost Vs. IIIId.—1596. Makinge a surplis for the church was IId.; a payer of hoose was XIId. another XIIId.; makyng this boke of accts (a single sheet written on two sides) VId.—1599. Three days work ditchynge 2s.; a hard day's work was therefore 8d. per day, and a usual day's 4d. or 6d.; three days thatchinge (Thos. Garrarde) IIs. IIIId.; wode was IIs. the lode.—1587 or 8. A capon vid.; a calfe vs.; a firkin of butter viis. viiid.; two capons and one pullett vid.; a cocke iiiid.; one cocke and one pullett vid.; one pullett iiid.—1583 No. 5. One short spurred cocke iid.; one chycken iid.; one hene iid.—1583 No. 4. Fower combes and too bushell of ottes at ivs. ivd. the combe; thre henes att thre pence a pece; bowes and arrowes IIIId.; ten milch kine 30s. each; seven bullocks 7s. each; six calves 5s. each; six horses together £7; one acre of wheat, xxs.; one acre of Bullimong land 33s. 4d.; a new carte £11; a porkling 28d.
Increased facilities of communication, and the numerous means that farmers now possess, through the press, of obtaining information as to prices of produce, etc., render riding about almost unnecessary.