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Hi Melanie,
I don't know whether this article will be any help on, or offer any sources
for, the general pricing question:
http://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/Oxford-Economic-and-Social-History-Working-Pap
ers/prices-and-production-agricultural-supply-response-in-fourteenth-century
-england
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/15748/
Other possible sources may be:-
Richardson, R.C. & Chaloner, W.H. (eds). British economic and social
history: a bibliographical guide. Manchester University Press, 1996.
Dyer, Christopher. Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of
Britain, 850 - 1520. London: Yale University Press, 2009.
Postan, M.M. The Medieval Economy and Society. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972.
I'm by no means an expert, but I would imagine that the price in real terms
(affected by supply, demand etc( would be affected by whether the will dates
before or after the "Black Death" of 1348ff.
Best wishes,
Jane
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Dear all,
I have two questions which I hope someone here might be able to point me in
the direction of any relevant works:
Firstly, I'm interested in gaining a better understanding of what the a
priest in Britain would have had to live on. in the present, we have tied
houses, but my feeling is that this is a later development - is that
accurate? My query is based on wondering whether a priest would have needed
an independent income to be able to live at or above certain standards.
Secondly, has there been any work on the values (comparative or otherwise)
of liturgical items? I am currently analysing the will of a mid-14thC
Yorkshire rector who leaves a number of mazers to various persons. Would
these have been valuable items? Unfortunately he doesn't specify beyond
phrases such as "unum ciphum de murro meliore quem habeo".
Thanks,
Melanie
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