A History of Agriculture and Prices in England

by Rogers, James E. Thorold

• ISBN13: 9781108036535
• ISBN10: 1108036538
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-22
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Since early times, agriculture has been pivotal to England's economy. This is the third in a magisterial seventh-volume, eight-piece compilation by the economist James E. Thorold Rogers (1823-90), which represents the most complete record of produce costs in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing on a variety of sources including college archives and the Public Record Office, Rogers documents the fluctuating prices of commodities such as livestock, wheat, hay, wool, textiles and labour in a time of great economic change, when the growing economy of the early middle ages was shaken by famine and the Black Death, and then gradually recovered towards the Agrarian Revolution. First published in 1882, this volume presents in tabular form data from 1401 to 1582, showing the prices of a range of products and services in towns and cities across the country. The data are then discussed in essays in Volume 4.

Table of Contents

Preface

Prices of grain

Prices of stock

Prices of mustard seed, garlic, onions

Prices of eggs, cheese, butter

Prices of honey

Prices of wool and woolfells

Prices of hides

Prices of hay and straw

Prices of hops

Prices of fuel

Prices of beer

Prices of fat

Prices of candles

Prices of wax and oil

Prices of fish

Prices of salt

Prices of iron and steel

Prices of lime

Prices of metals

Prices of tar and pitch

Prices of millstones

Prices of hurdles

Prices of hemp and rope

Prices of building materials

Prices of laths

Prices of tiles, slates, bricks, and tile pins

Prices of lath and other nails

Prices of glass

Prices of paper

Prices of linen and canvas

Prices of woollen cloths, etc.

Prices of wine

Prices of pepper

Prices of spices etc.

Prices of sundry articles

Prices of labour

Prices of labour, royal works

Wages of hired servants

Cost of carriage

Notes

Addenda: grain

Stock

Fish

Fat

Lime

Iron

Metals

Oil and wax

Honey

Grass, hay, etc.

Fuel

Wool

Hides

Cheese and butter

Candles

Salt

Onions and mustard

Beer

Tar, canvas, etc.

Hops

Spices

Qualities of English wool

Farmers' and collectors' accounts

Oxford rental

Bell tower, Merton College, costs of

Indenture of apprenticeship

Rentale manerii de Cheltenham

College discipline

Proclamation on the currency

Index

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