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

Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Medieval agriculture; 3. Rate of production in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; 4. Social distinctions, and the general distribution of wealth; 5. Social and domestic economy; 6. Medieval justice and courts; 7. Journeys and markets; 8. Foreign trade and commercial routes; 9. Taxes and contributions; 10. Weights and measures; 11. Currency; 12. Averages of prices; 13. On the price of grain; 14. Fodder and hay; 15. On the price of labour; 16. The price of live stock; 17. The price of wool; 18. On the prices of farm produce; 19. On the price of materials employed in agricultural economy; 20. On the price of building materials; 21. Agricultural implements, tools, and furniture; 22. On the price of textile fabrics and clothing; 23. On the price of metals; 24. On the price of fish; 25. On the price of foreign produce; 26. Sundry articles; 27. On the cost of carriage; 28. On the profits of agriculture before and after the plague; 29. On the purchasing power of wages; Index.