| 1274. | 1300 or 1302. | 1314. | 1531. | 1550. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Fat Cock | ··· | 1½d. | ··· | ¾d. | ··· |
| The best Hen | 3½d. | ··· | 1½d. | ··· | 9d. |
| „ Pullet | 1¾d. | ¾d. | ··· | ··· | 6d. |
| „ Capon | 2d. | 2½d. | 2½d. | 1s. | 1s.4d. to 1s.8d. |
| „ Goose (according to season) | 5d. or 4d. | 4d. | 3d. | ··· | 6d. to 9d. |
| „ Wild Goose | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Pigeon | 3 for 1d. | ··· | 3 for 1d. | 12 for 10d. | 12 for 1s. 2d. |
| „ Mallard | 3½d. | 1½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Wild Duck | 1¾d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Partridge | 3½d. | 1½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Larks (per dozen) | 12 for 1d. | ··· | ··· | 12 for 5d. | 12 for 8d. |
| „ Pheasant | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Heron | 6d. | 6d. | ··· | ··· | 2s. 6d. |
| „ Plover | 1d. | 1d. | ··· | ··· | 4d. |
| „ Swan | 3s. | 3s. | ··· | ··· | 6s. 8d. |
| „ Crane | 3s. | 1s. | ··· | ··· | 6s. |
| „ Peacock | 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Coney | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Hare | 3½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Kid (according to season) | 10d. or 6d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Lamb | 6d. or 4d. | 1s. 4d. or 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Plaice | 1½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Soles (per dozen) | 3d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Mullet | 2d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Haddock | 2d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Conger | 1s. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Turbot | 6d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Mackerel | 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Gurnard | 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Herring (according to season) | 6 for 1d. or 12 for 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Lamprey | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Oysters | 2d. a gallon | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Salmon (according to season) | 5s. or 3s. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Eels | 25 for 2d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Smelts | 100 for 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| A Quarter of Wheat | ··· | 4s. | ··· | ··· | 8s. to 13s. |
| „ Pease | ··· | 2s. 6d. | ··· | ··· | 3s. to 5s. |
| „ Oats | ··· | 2s. | ··· | ··· | 4s. |
| A Bull | ··· | 7s. 6d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| A Cow | ··· | 6s. | 12s. | ··· | ··· |
| A Fat Sheep | ··· | 1s. | ··· | 2s. 10d. | 2s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. |
| An Ewe | ··· | 8d. | ··· | ··· | 1s. 8d. to 2s. 6d. |
| An Ox | ··· | ··· | £1:4s. or 16s. | £1:6:8 | £2:5s. to £1 : 8s. |
| A Hog | ··· | ··· | 3s. 4d. | 3s. 8d. | ··· |
| Eggs | ··· | ··· | 20 a 1d. | ··· | ··· |
APPENDIX X
EXECUTIONS
The following is a list of executions which took place in the thirty years ending 1586. It shows the various crimes which were then considered capital:—
- 1563. A soldier executed at Newhaven for drawing his weapon without orders.
- 1563. A sergeant and soldier executed for drawing their weapons against their captain.
- 1569. Philip Mestrell a Frenchman, and two Englishmen, hanged for counterfeiting money.
- 1569. Sixty rebels executed at Durham.
- 1569. A ’prentice hanged for murdering his master.
- 1569. Five rebels executed at York.
- 1570. Thomas and Christopher Norton executed for treason.
- 1570. John Throckmorton and five others executed for treason.
- 1570. John Felton hanged for nailing the Pope’s Bull to the Bishop of London’s Palace.
- 1570. Two young men hanged for debasing coin.
- 1570. Dr. John Storie hanged for high treason.
- 1571. Rebecca Chamber burnt for poisoning her husband.
- 1572. Barneie, Mather, and Rolfe, hanged for treason.
- 1572. Martin Bullocke hanged for robbery and murder.
- 1572. Duke of Norfolk beheaded for treason.
- 1573. Percy, Earl of Northumberland, beheaded as a conspirator.
- 1573. John Hall and Oswald Wilkinson hanged for treason.
- 1573. A man hanged for murder.
- 1573. George Browne hanged for murder.
- 1573. Anne Sanders, Anne Drurie, and trustie Roger hanged as accessories to murder.
- 1573. Anthonie Browne hanged for felony.
- 1574. Peter Burchet hanged for murder.
- 1575. Two Dutch Anabaptists burnt at Smithfield.
- 1575. Twenty-two pirates executed.
- 1575. Thomas Greene, goldsmith, hanged for clipping coin.
- 1576. A woman burnt at Tunbridge for poisoning her husband.
- 1576. A man hanged at Maidstone as an accessory to poisoning.
- 1577. Cuthbert Maine hanged as a Romanist.
- 1577. John Nelson and Thomas Sherewood hanged for denying the Queen’s supremacy.
- 1577. John de Loy and five Englishmen executed at Norwich for counterfeiting coin.
- 1577. Seven pirates hanged at Wapping.
- 1577. An Irishman hanged on Mile End Green for murder.
- 1580. A man named Glover hanged for murder.
- 1580. Richard Dod hanged for murder.
- 1580. William Randall hanged for conjuring.
- 1581. A man hanged at St. Thomas Waterings for begging by a licence signed by the Queen’s own hand counterfeited.
- 1581. Edward Hance a seminary priest hanged.
- 1581. Edmund Campion, Ralfe Sherwin, Alexander Briars, hanged for high treason.
- 1581. John Paine executed at Chelmsford for high treason.
- 1581. Thomas Foord, John Shert, Robert Johnson, priests, hanged for designs against Elizabeth.
- 1582. Laurence Richardson and Thomas Catcham executed for Romanism.
- 1582. Philip Prise hanged in Fleet Street for killing a Sheriff.
- 1583. Thomas Worth and Alice Shepheard hanged in Shoolane for killing a ’prentice.
- 1583. Elias Shackar hanged at Bury St. Edmunds for spreading seditious literature.
- 1583. Ten priests hanged.
- 1583. John Lewes burnt at Norwich for heresy.
- 1583. John Slade and John Bodie hanged for high treason.
- 1583. Ten horsedealers hanged at Smithfield for robbery.
- 1583. Edward Arden hanged for treason.
- 1583. William Carter hanged for high treason.
- 1584. Francis Throckemorton hanged for treason.
- 1584. William Parrie hanged for treason.
- 1585. Thomas Awfeld and Thomas Weblie hanged for publishing seditious matter.
- 1586. Two seminary priests hanged at Tyburn.
- 1586. A witch burnt at Smithfield.
- 1586. A woman executed at Tyburn for adultery.
- 1586. Two priests hanged at Tyburn for treason.
- 1586. Jone Cason hanged for witchcraft.
- 1586. A man named Foule hanged for robbing his wife.
- 1586. Henry Elks hanged for counterfeiting the Queen’s signature.
- 1586. Seven persons condemned for treason.
- 1586. John Ballard, a priest, executed for conspiring with Anthony Babington against Elizabeth. With him were executed John Savage, Barnewell, Tichborne, Tilneie, Edward Abingdon, Anthony Babington.
- 1586. Thomas Salisbury executed for treason. With him suffered Henry Dun, Edward Jones, Charnocke, Robert Gage, Jerom Bellamie.
- 1586. Three seminary priests hanged at Tyburn.
- 1563–1586—76 Executed for high treason.
- 71 Rebels.
- 17 Murder.
- 3 Military offences.
- 12 Counterfeiting and clipping coin.
- 2 Counterfeiting Queen’s signature.
- 29 Pirates.
- 2 Witchcraft and conjuring.
- 3 Heresy.
- 12 Robbery.
- 1 Adultery.
APPENDIX XI
PLAN OF TOTTENHAM COURT
(Marquis of Salisbury’s Collection, Hatfield House)
(Endorsed 1) The plot of Toten’am Coorte.
(Endorsed 2) Ap. 1591 Totenham Cort.
Below the plan is written:—