Part III, pp. 674-5_], 1520.

October 10, 1520. Memorandum that the Xth day of October and in the [eleventh] year of the reign of King Henry VIII, then Master John Bond being Mayor of the City of Coventry, the price of all manner of corn and grain began to rise. Whereupon a view was taken by the said Mayor and his brethren what stores of all manner of corn, and what number of people was then within the said city, men, women and children, etc.

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[Here follow particulars of the number of persons and amount of grain in each ward.]

Summa Totalis of } { In Malt, 2405 qrs. the people then } { In Rye and Mastlin, 100 being within the } Summa Totalis { qrs. 1 strike. city, of men } 6601 persons. { In wheat, 47 qrs. women and children. } { In Oats, 39 qrs. 2 strike. } { In Pease, 18 qrs. 2 strike.

Also a view by him taken what substance of malt was then brewed within the city weekly by the common brewers that brewed to sell.... The number of all the common brewers in the city ... 68. Item, they brewed weekly in malt 146 qrs. 1 bus.

Mem., that there was brought into this said city the Friday before Christmas Day in the year of the said John Bond then being Mayor, by his labour and his friends, to help sustain the city with corn, of all manner of grain Summa 97 qrs. 6 strike.

Mem., that there was at that time 43 bakers within the city, which did bake weekly amongst all 120 qrs. of wheat and 12, besides pease and rye.

5. THE MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF WAGES AT COVENTRY [_Coventry Leet Book,