STATEMENT OF THE RATIO, 1500-1660
The average result in the ratio was as follows:—
| 1545-60 | 11.30 |
| 1561-80 | 11.50 |
| 1581-1600 | 11.80 |
| 1601-20 | 12.25 |
| 1621-40 | 14.00 |
| 1641-60 | 14.50 |
| 1661 | 15.0 |
As far as can be ascertained the detailed statement of the ratio during the whole period, 1500-1660,
is as follows:—
| Date. | England. | Netherlands. | France. | Spain. | Germany (Imperial System). | S.W. Germany (Wurtemburg, Strasburg, Colmar). | Venice. | Date. |
|---|
| 1474 | | | | 9.824 | | | | 1474 |
| 1475 | | | | 10.985 | | | | 1475 |
| 1480 | | | | 11.555 | | | | 1480 |
| 1483 | | | | 11.675 | | | | 1483 |
| 1484 | | | | | 11.37 | | | 1484 |
| 1489 | | 10.5 | | | 11.2 | | | 1489 |
| 1497 | | | 11.83 | 10.755 | | | | 1497 |
| 1506 | | | | 10.262 | | | | 1506 |
| 1511 | | | | | | | | 1511 |
| 1517 | | | | | 10.31 (Erfürt) | | 11.32 | 1517 |
| 1519 | | 10.15 | 11.76 | | | | 12.04 | 1519 |
| 1524 | | | | | 11.38 | | | 1524 |
| 1527 | 12.23 | | | | | | 10.03 | 1527 |
| 1529 | | | | | | | 11.07 | 1529 |
| 1537 | | | | 10.760 | | | | 1537 |
| 1539 | | | 11.68 | | | | | 1539 |
| 1540 | | 10.62 | 11.82 | | | | | 1540 |
| 1542 | | | | | | 11.27 | | 1542 |
| 1548 | | 11.0 | | | | | | 1548 |
| 1549 | | | 11.86 | | | | | 1549 |
| 1550 | | | 12.07 | | | | | 1550 |
| 1551 | | | 11.47 | | 10.83 | | | 1551 |
| 1552 | 11.1 | | | | (Imperial Edict) | | | 1552 |
| 1553 | 11.05 | | | | | | | 1553 |
| 1554 | | 10.70 | | | | | | 1554 |
| 1559 | 11.79 | | | | 11.44 | 11.55 | | 1559 |
| 1560 | | | 11.77 | | (Imperial Edict) | | | 1560 |
| 1561 | | | | | | | 10.81 | 1561 |
| 1562 | | | | | | 11.01 | 11.53 | 1562 |
| 1566 | | | | 12.294 | 11.55 | | | 1566 |
| 1572 | | 12.42 | | | | | | 1572 |
| 1573 | | | 11.76 | | | | 12.33 | 1573 |
| 1575 | | | 11.68 | | | 11.11 | | 1575 |
| 1576 | | 12.67 | | | | | | 1576 |
| 1578 | | | | | | | 10.61 | 1578 |
| 1579 | | 10.62 | | | | | | 1579 |
| 1582 | | | | | | 11.40 | | 1582 |
| 1583 | | | | | | 10.93 | | 1583 |
| 1585 | | | | | 11.63 | | | 1585 |
| 1586 | | 10.66 | | | | | | 1586 |
| 1587 | | | | | | 12.03 | | 1587 |
| 1589 | | 11.21 | | | | | | 1589 |
| 1590 | | | | | | 11.86 | | 1590 |
| 1590 | | | | | | 11.32 | | 1590 |
| 1591 | | | | | | 10.95 | | 1591 |
| 1593 | | | | | | 11.18 | | 1593 |
| 1594 | | | | | | 11.70 | 12.34 | 1594 |
| 1596 | | 10.90 | | | 11.50 | | | 1596 |
| 1597 | | | | | | 11.78 | | 1597 |
| 1597 | | | | | | 12.16 | | 1597 |
| 1598 | | 11.29 | | | | | | 1598 |
| 1599 | | | | | | 11.05 | | 1599 |
| 1601 | 10.90 | | | | | 11.86 | | 1601 |
| 1602 | | | 11.88 | | | 12.22 | | 1602 |
| 1603 | | 11.64 | | | | 12.24 | | 1603 |
| 1605 | 12.15 | | | | | 12.01 | | 1605 |
| 1605 | | | | | | 12.49 | | 1605 |
| 1606 | | 11.92 | | | | | | 1606 |
| 1607 | | | | | | 12.61 | | 1607 |
| 1608 | | | | | | 12.16 | 11.04 | 1608 |
| 1608 | | | | | | 12.46 | | 1608 |
| 1610 | | 12.54 | | | 12.2 | | | 1610 |
| 1611 | 13.32 | | | | | 12.08 | | 1611 |
| 1612 | | | | 13.52 | | 12.30 | | 1612 |
| 1613 | | | | | | 12.35 | | 1613 |
| 1613 | | | | | | 12.29 | | 1613 |
| 1615 | | 12.03 | 13.90 | | | 12.31 | | 1615 |
| 1617 | | | | | | 12.58 | | 1617 |
| 1618 | | | | | | 12.11 | | 1618 |
| 1619 | | 12.10 | | | | | | 1619 |
| 1620 | 13.34 | | | | | | | 1620 |
| 1621 | | 12.5 | | | | | | 1621 |
| 1622 | | 12.65 | | | | | | 1622 |
| 1623 | | | | | 11.64 | 11.74 | | 1623 |
| 1624 | | | | | | 13.42 | | 1624 |
| 1624 | | | | | | 12.58 | | 1624 |
| 1626 | | 12.65 | | | | | | 1626 |
| 1630 | | | | | | | 10.31 | 1630 |
| 1631 | | | | | | 13.42 | | 1631 |
| 1633 | | 12.65 | | | | | | 1633 |
| 1634 | | | | | | 15.10 | | 1634 |
| 1635 | | | | | | 14.80 | | 1635 |
| 1636 | | | 15.36 | | | | | 1636 |
| 1637 | | | | | | 15.10 | | 1637 |
| 1638 | | 13.39 | | | | | 14.38 | 1638 |
| 1640 | | | 14.49 | | | | | 1640 |
| 1643 | | | 13.5 | | | | 15.37 | 1643 |
| 1645 | | 14.13 | | | | | | 1645 |
| 1648 | | | | | | | | 1648 |
| 1651 | | | | | | | | 1651 |
| 1652 | | 14.13 | | | | | | 1652 |
| 1653 | | 14.13 | | | | | | 1653 |
| 1656 | | | 14.71 | | | | | 1656 |
| 1660 | | | | | | | | 1660 |
| 1663 | | 14.43 | | | | | | 1663 |
| 1665 | | | | 16.47 | | | 14.39 | 1665 |
| 1667 | | | | | 12.88 | | | 1667 |
| 1669 | 14.48 | | | | 15.13 | | | 1669 |
| 1679 | | | 14.91 | | | | | 1679 |
| 1690 | | | | | 15.13 | | | 1690 |
To treat of these countries in detail.
THE NETHERLANDS IN SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Netherlands.