Wealth of Nations — Chapter 11 (Part 55 of 56)

#. s. d. 1423 - 8 - - - - - 16 - 1425 - 4 - - - - - 8 - 1434 1 6 8 - - - 2 13 4 1435 - 5 4 - - - - 10 8 1439 1 - - 1 3 4 2 6 8 1 6 8 1440 1 4 - - - - 2 8 - 1444 - 4 4 - 4 2 - 8 4 - 4 - 1445 - 4 6 - - - - 9 - 1447 - 8 - - - - - 16 - 1448 - 6 8 - - - - 13 4 1449 - 5 - - - - - 10 - 1452 - 8 - - - - - 16 - --------------- Total #12 15 4 --------------- Average Price #1 1 3 1/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price of the Average of The average Price Quarter of the different of each Year in Years Wheat Prices of Money of the XII each Year the same Year present Times ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # s. d. #. s. d. #. s. d. 1453 - 5 4 - - - - 10 8 1455 - 1 2 - - - - 2 4 1457 - 7 8 - - - - 15 4 1459 - 5 - - - - - 10 - 1460 - 8 - - - - - 16 - 1463 - 2 - - 1 10 - 3 8 - 1 8 1464 - 6 8 - - - - 10 - 1486 1 4 - - - - 1 17 - 1491 - 14 8 - - - 1 2 - 1494 - 4 - - - - - 6 - 1495 - 3 4 - - - - 5 - 1497 1 - - - - - 1 11 - -------------- Total #8 9 - -------------- Average Price - 14 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price of the Average of The average Price Quarter of the different of each Year in Years Wheat Prices of Money of the XII each Year the same Year present Times -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # s. d. #. s. d. #. s. d. 1499 - 4 - - - - - 6 - 1504 - 5 8 - - - - 8 6 1521 1 - - - - - 1 10 - 1551 - 8 - - - - - 2 - 1553 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1554 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1555 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1556 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1557 - 4 - - 17 8 1/2 - 17 8 1/2 - 5 - - 8 - 2 13 4 1558 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1559 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1560 - 8 - - - - - 8 - -------------- Total #6 0 2 1/2 -------------- Average Price - 10 - 5/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price of the Average of The average Price Quarter of the different of each Year in Years Wheat Prices of Money of the XII each Year the same Year present Times ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # s. d. #. s. d. #. s. d. 1561 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1562 - 8 - - - - - 8 - 1574 2 16 - 2 - - 2 - - 1 4 - 1587 3 4 - - - - 3 4 - 1594 2 16 - - - - 2 16 - 1595 2 13 - - - - 2 13 - 1596 4 - - - - - 4 - - 1597 5 4 - 4 12 - 4 12 - 4 - - 1598 2 16 8 - - - 2 16 8 1599 1 19 2 - - - 1 19 2 1600 1 17 8 - - - 1 17 8 1601 1 14 10 - - - 1 14 10 --------------- Total #28 9 4 --------------- Average Price #2 7 5 1/3

Prices of the Quarter of nine Bushels of the best or highest priced Wheat at Windsor Market, on Lady-day and Michaelmas, from 1595 to 1764, both inclusive; the Price of each Year being the medium between the highest Prices of those Two Market Days.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years Years ------------------------------------------------------------------------- #. s. d. #. s. d. 1595 - 2 0 0 1621 - 1 10 4 1596 - 2 8 0 1622 - 2 18 8 1597 - 3 9 6 1623 - 2 12 0 1598 - 2 16 8 1624 - 2 8 0 1599 - 1 19 2 1625 - 2 12 0 1600 - 1 17 8 1626 - 2 9 4 1601 - 1 14 10 1627 - 1 16 0 1602 - 1 9 4 1628 - 1 8 0 1603 - 1 15 4 1629 - 2 2 0 1604 - 1 10 8 1630 - 2 15 8 1605 - 1 15 10 1631 - 3 8 0 1606 - 1 13 0 1632 - 2 13 4 1607 - 1 16 8 1633 - 2 18 0 1608 - 2 16 8 1634 - 2 16 0 1609 - 2 10 0 1635 - 2 16 0 1610 - 1 15 10 1636 - 2 16 8 1611 - 1 18 8 -------------- 1612 - 2 2 4 16) 40 0 0 1613 - 2 8 8 -------------- 1614 - 2 1 8 1/2 #2 10 0 1615 - 1 18 8 1616 - 2 0 4 1617 - 2 8 8 1618 - 2 6 8 1619 - 1 15 4 1620 - 1 10 4 -------------- 26) 54 0 6 1/2 -------------- #2 1 6 9/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat per Wheat per Years quarter Years quarter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- #. s. d. #. s. d. 1637 - 2 13 0 Brought over 79 14 10 1638 - 2 17 4 1671 - 2 2 0 1639 - 2 4 10 1672 - 2 1 0 1640 - 2 4 8 1673 - 2 6 8 1641 - 2 8 0 1674 - 3 8 8 1642 - 0 0 0* 1675 - 3 4 8 1643 - 0 0 0 1676 - 1 18 0 1644 - 0 0 0 1677 - 2 2 0 1645 - 0 0 0 1678 - 2 19 0 1646 - 2 8 0 1679 - 3 0 0 1647 - 3 13 8 1680 - 2 5 0 1648 - 4 5 0 1681 - 2 6 8 1649 - 4 0 0 1682 - 2 4 0 1650 - 3 16 8 1683 - 2 0 0 1651 - 3 13 4 1684 - 2 4 0 1652 - 2 9 6 1685 - 2 6 8 1653 - 1 15 6 1686 - 1 14 0 1654 - 1 6 0 1687 - 1 5 2 1655 - 1 13 4 1688 - 2 6 0 1656 - 2 3 0 1689 - 1 10 0 1657 - 2 6 8 1690 - 1 14 8 1658 - 3 5 0 1691 - 1 14 0 1659 - 3 6 0 1692 - 2 6 8 1660 - 2 16 6 1693 - 3 7 8 1661 - 3 10 0 1694 - 3 4 0 1662 - 3 14 0 1695 - 2 13 0 1663 - 2 17 0 1696 - 3 11 0 1664 - 2 0 6 1697 - 3 0 0 1665 - 2 9 4 1698 - 3 8 4 1666 - 1 16 0 1699 - 3 4 0 1667 - 1 16 0 1700 - 2 0 0 1668 - 2 0 0 --------------- 1669 - 2 4 4 60) 153 1 8 1670 - 2 1 8 --------------- -------------- #2 11 0 1/3 Carry over #79 14 10 *Wanting in the account. The year 1646 supplied by Bishop Fleetwood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat per Wheat per Years quarter Years quarter -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #. s. d. #. s. d. 1701 - 1 17 8 Brought over 69 8 8 1702 - 1 9 6 1734 - 1 18 10 1703 - 1 16 0 1735 - 2 3 0 1704 - 2 6 6 1736 - 2 0 4 1705 - 1 10 0 1737 - 1 18 0 1706 - 1 6 0 1738 - 1 15 6 1707 - 1 8 6 1739 - 1 18 6 1708 - 2 1 6 1740 - 2 10 8 1709 - 3 18 6 1741 - 2 6 8 1710 - 3 18 0 1742 - 1 14 0 1711 - 2 14 0 1743 - 1 4 10 1712 - 2 6 4 1744 - 1 4 10 1713 - 2 11 0 1745 - 1 7 6 1714 - 2 10 4 1746 - 1 19 0 1715 - 2 3 0 1747 - 1 14 10 1716 - 2 8 0 1748 - 1 17 0 1717 - 2 5 8 1749 - 1 17 0 1718 - 1 18 10 1750 - 1 12 6 1719 - 1 15 0 1751 - 1 18 6 1720 - 1 17 0 1752 - 2 1 10 1721 - 1 17 6 1753 - 2 4 8 1722 - 1 16 0 1754 - 1 14 8 1723 - 1 14 8 1755 - 1 13 10 1724 - 1 17 0 1756 - 2 5