Note 440 — Chapter X
Reading edition
Norwich. Numerous resolutions are recorded by the Court Books, 18th
Oct. 1630. "Some of the corne in the City Granary shalbe weekely ground into meale and solde to the poore in the market."
14th Feb. Corn is bought for the poor and delivered to the aldermen of each ward weekly to be sold.
6th Mar. The corn delivered to the poor to be two parts barley, one wheat, and one rye.
8th June. Barley bought.
15th June. Rye bought.
2nd July. Wheat bought for 30s. the combe, rye 25s. and barley 16s. To be sold to the poor at 16s. the combe; the three grains equally mixed.
Between 25th Feb. and 25th March, 1631. £114. 18s. 10d. "was given towards buyeinge of corn for the poor."
See also Dom. S. P., Chas. I., Vol. 186, 26, 191, 54.
Great Yarmouth, Dom. S. P., Chas. I., Vol. 188, 80. "There hath beene 300li laid out to buy corne wch hath beene brought into the comon graineries of the towne and there by parcells delivered to the poore inhabitants of this towne under the rate of the markett price which hath beene a great releife to the poore."
Leicester, Vol. 191, 69.
Buckingham, Vol. 187, 2, i.
Ware, Vol. 189, 80.
"93li to buy corne for the poore and sold them at iiijs the bushell."