| 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 | |
FOOTNOTES:
[754] Summarized from Thorold Rogers' prices in his History of Agriculture and Prices, with some alterations.
[755] Affri, 13s. 5d. cart horses, 19s. 4d. A good saddle horse about 1300 was worth £5. By 1580 it was worth £10 to £15, by 1700 £20 to £25.
[756] A decided increase, but prices fluctuate so much that it is hard to strike an average.