Note 47 — Chapter VII · WINCHELSEA, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, READS A BULL FROM THE POPE, IN THE ENGLISH CAMP BEFORE CARLAVEROCK.—EDWARD’S ANSWER.—EARL WARREN ADVANCES TO IRVINE.—CRUELTY OF THE ENGLISH AT LESMAHAGO.—EDWARD AGREES TO A TRUCE.—WALLACE VISITS FRANCE.—CAPTURES A FRENCH PIRATE.—NOTICES OF LONGUEVILLE.
Reading edition
Paid Simon Kingesman, master of the Margaret of Kipavene, for freight of 30 quarters of wheat from Kirkcudbright to Dublin, to be ground there, and carriage of the same to Ayr, for the use of the King’s army in that place—Wages for self and 12 seamen, from 2. till 15. August, both included, 15 days L.2 9 0
To the same, for pilotage of said vessel 0 6 8
L.2 15 8
Paid Wewmund Gegge, of the Savoy of Tynemouth, freight of 143 quarters of wheat, from Kirkcudbright to Whitehaven, to be ground, and carriage of the same to Ayr, for the King’s army in that place—Wages for self and 9 seamen, 5. till 14. August, both included, 10 days L.1 7 6
[N. B. Wages of master 6d. and seamen 3d. per day, during the expedition to Scotland in 1300.]
Average wages per day. viz.
Labourers 2d.
Plasterers 3d.
Miners 3d.
Masons 4d.
Carpenters 4d.
Smiths 4d.
Boys, or Apprentices 2d.
Prices of Oats per quarter.
1300. Jan. At Holderness 2s. 2d. p. 212
— July. At Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2s. 6d. p. 113
Price of Wheat per quarter.
1300. June. At Cawode, near York 4s. p. 108
Prices in Scotland in 1285.
Oats 4d., and Bear 8d. and 10d. per boll. Wheat 16d. and 20d.B