A History of Agriculture and Prices in England
From the Year after the Oxford Parliament (1259) to the Commencement of the Continental War (1793)

This eight-piece compilation (1866–1902) documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries.

James E. Thorold Rogers (Author)

9781108036566, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2011

794 pages
21.6 x 14 x 4.5 cm, 0.99 kg

Since early times, agriculture has been pivotal to England's economy. This is the sixth in a magisterial seven-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 1887, Volume 6 presents in tabular form the data from 1583 to 1702, showing the prices of a range of products in towns and cities across the country, which are discussed in essays in Volume 5.

Preface
Prices of grain
Prices of hops
Prices of hay and straw
Prices of hay (Houghton's prices)
Prices of minor products
Prices of seeds (Houghton's prices)
Prices of stock
Prices of meat (Houghton's prices)
Prices of butter, cheese, and eggs
Prices of butter (Houghton's prices)
Prices of candles and tallow
Prices of candles and tallow (Houghton's prices)
Prices of wool, hides, and leather
Prices of wool (Houghton's prices)
Prices of bark
Prices of fuel
Prices of fuel (Houghton's prices)
Prices of fish
Prices of fish (Houghton's prices)
Prices of salt
Prices of salt (Houghton's prices)
Prices of wine
Prices of spices and fruits
Prices of iron, ironwork, and nails
Prices of metals
Prices of metals (Houghton's prices)
Prices of glass
Prices of stone
Prices of lime
Prices of laths
Prices of timber and board
Prices of bricks, tiles, and slates
Prices of bricks, tiles, and slates (Houghton's prices)
Prices of linen
Prices of clothing
Prices of cloth at Canterbury
Prices of cloth purchases by Grocer's Company
Prices of paper
Prices of rope
Prices of sundry articles
Prices of labour
Prices of wax and oil
Cost of carriage
Notes
Addenda: stock
Fuel
Wine
Foreign produce
Iron, etc.
Metals
Class
Stone
Brick and tiles
Lime, timber and board
Labour
Rope and canvas
Clothing
Sundries
Documents
Indexes.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ]