[435] Privy Council Reg., 23rd Dec. 1622, Vol. 5, p. 543.
[436] This amount was arrived at by calculating that eight ounces a day would serve for each person, counting "the little" with "the great." Remembrancia.
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[437] D. S. P., Chas. I., Vol. 197, 61. In July 1631 the Companies had a very small proportion of the quantity they had to supply in their possession.
[438] Privy Council Reg., 14 Dec. 1630. The Lord Mayor appears to have fixed the price of grain. See the complaint of the badgers of Chipping Wycombe.
[439] Dom. State Papers, Jas. I., Vol. 143, 35, 2.
[440] 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.