| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M E A T |
Rooe | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bucke | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Braune | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Muttone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pigge | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hare | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Beefe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Veale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lambe | — | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Dowe | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Baconn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Porcke | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Rabbetts | — | — | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hinde | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Kidde | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stagges | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Gote | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | — | — | |
| F O W L |
Bustarde | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — |
| Goose | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Green Goose | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Heron | — | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | ··· | |
| Egrett | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Widgeon | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Curlewiake | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Turkie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phesaunte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pullett | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | — | |
| Bayninge | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Ruffe | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Plover | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Snipe | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Partreges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Larckes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Crayne | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Storcke | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Shoveller | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Brue | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Curlewe | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Gull | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | |
| Peacocke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | |
| Henne | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | |
| Redshanke | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Knotte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blankett | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Stockdoves | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Indecocke | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Quales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Thrush | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Pidgeons | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stennts | ··· | — | — | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Turtells | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Goldnye | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Jedcokes | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | |
| Pevetts | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Sea Pie | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Pea Chicks | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Petterells | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Stares | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Churre | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Sparrows | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Swanne | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Hernne | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | — | |
| Bitter | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | |
| Mallarde | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Cudberduce | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | |
| Cullver | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Caponne | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | |
| Godwite | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ree | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Dotterell | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Teale | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Woodcocke | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Plover | — | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Fellfaire | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Finshes | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Smalebirds | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | |
| Chickens | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Chitt | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Kennecis | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Mewe | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Tearne | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Blackbirds | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | |
| Young Turkies | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Auk | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Martines | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Crouces | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Dunlings | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Railes | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Lapwine | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | |
| Golne | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | |
| F I S H |
Kennecis | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| Pearches | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Linge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tunny | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Turbutt | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whitinge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Soles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | |
| Lamprons | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Carpe | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Tench | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Oysters | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cockells | — | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Codde | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Porposse | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Haddocke | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Sealumpe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Place | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Chevine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Pike | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Crabbs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Crevices | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Styrgeon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Seals | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Thornebacke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Salmon | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Dace | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Habberdine | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Roche | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mussels | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Crefishes | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Smeltes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Barbell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Breame | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rudds | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | — | |
| Lobsters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Praunes | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | |
| Herings White | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Herings Red | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Herringes | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Britt | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | |
| Conger | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | |
| Cunninge | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Goodgions | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Rochetts | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| River Trout | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Trout | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Flounders | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | — | |
| Lamprais | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Mades | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Loche | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Gurnard | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Sprates | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Dabes | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | — | |
| Dory | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | |
| Millett | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Perches | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Burbott | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Menewes | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Mackarell | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Shads | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | — | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | |
| Mopps | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | ··· | — | — | — | ··· | — | |
| Breate | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | — | — | ··· | |
| Smalcod | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | — | |
| Shrimps | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — | |
| Perrewinkell | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· | — |
Maitland gives a Table of Prices for the years 1274, 1302, 1314, 1531, and 1550. Note that in the years 1314 and 1550 provisions were excessively dear.
| 1274. | 1300 or 1302. | 1314. | 1531. | 1550. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Fat Cock | ··· | 1½d. | ··· | ¾d. | ··· |
| The best Hen | 3½d. | ··· | 1½d. | ··· | 9d. |
| „ Pullet | 1¾d. | ¾d. | ··· | ··· | 6d. |
| „ Capon | 2d. | 2½d. | 2½d. | 1s. | 1s.4d. to 1s.8d. |
| „ Goose (according to season) | 5d. or 4d. | 4d. | 3d. | ··· | 6d. to 9d. |
| „ Wild Goose | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Pigeon | 3 for 1d. | ··· | 3 for 1d. | 12 for 10d. | 12 for 1s. 2d. |
| „ Mallard | 3½d. | 1½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Wild Duck | 1¾d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Partridge | 3½d. | 1½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Larks (per dozen) | 12 for 1d. | ··· | ··· | 12 for 5d. | 12 for 8d. |
| „ Pheasant | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Heron | 6d. | 6d. | ··· | ··· | 2s. 6d. |
| „ Plover | 1d. | 1d. | ··· | ··· | 4d. |
| „ Swan | 3s. | 3s. | ··· | ··· | 6s. 8d. |
| „ Crane | 3s. | 1s. | ··· | ··· | 6s. |
| „ Peacock | 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Coney | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Hare | 3½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Kid (according to season) | 10d. or 6d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Lamb | 6d. or 4d. | 1s. 4d. or 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Plaice | 1½d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Soles (per dozen) | 3d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Mullet | 2d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Haddock | 2d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Conger | 1s. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Turbot | 6d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Mackerel | 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Gurnard | 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Herring (according to season) | 6 for 1d. or 12 for 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Lamprey | 4d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Oysters | 2d. a gallon | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Salmon (according to season) | 5s. or 3s. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Eels | 25 for 2d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| „ Smelts | 100 for 1d. | ··· | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| A Quarter of Wheat | ··· | 4s. | ··· | ··· | 8s. to 13s. |
| „ Pease | ··· | 2s. 6d. | ··· | ··· | 3s. to 5s. |
| „ Oats | ··· | 2s. | ··· | ··· | 4s. |
| A Bull | ··· | 7s. 6d. | ··· | ··· | ··· |
| A Cow | ··· | 6s. | 12s. | ··· | ··· |
| A Fat Sheep | ··· | 1s. | ··· | 2s. 10d. | 2s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. |
| An Ewe | ··· | 8d. | ··· | ··· | 1s. 8d. to 2s. 6d. |
| An Ox | ··· | ··· | £1:4s. or 16s. | £1:6:8 | £2:5s. to £1 : 8s. |
| A Hog | ··· | ··· | 3s. 4d. | 3s. 8d. | ··· |
| Eggs | ··· | ··· | 20 a 1d. | ··· | ··· |