Adam Smith

An Inquiry into the Nature And Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1776

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Book One

Of the Causes of Improvement in the Productive Powers of Labour, And of the Order according to which its Produce is Naturally Distributed among the Different Ranks of the People.




CHAPTER XI

Of the Rent of Land

TABLES REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 11, PART 3

    

            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years          Wheat            Prices of           Money of the
XII         each Year        the same Year         present Times

           L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.   d.

1202      -   12     -        -     -     -        1    16     -
1205      -   12     -        -    13     5        2     -     3
          -   13     4
          -   15     - 
1223      -   12     -        -     -     -        1    16     -
1237      -    3     4        -     -     -        -    10     - 
1243      -    2     -        -     -     -        -     6     -
1244      -    2     -        -     -     -        -     6     -
1246      -   16     -        -     -     -        2     8     -
1247      -   13     4        -     -     -        2     -     -
1257      1    4     -        -     -     -        3    12     -
1258      1    -     -        -    17     -        2    11     -
          -   15     -
          -   16     -
1270      4   16     -        5    12     -       16    16     -
          6    8     -
1286      -    2     8        -     9     4        1     8     -
          -   16     -
                                                  ---------------
                                         Total   L35     9     3
                                                  ---------------
                                 Average Price    L2    19     1 1/4  

                                 
                                 

            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years         Wheat            Prices of           Money of the
XII        each Year        the same Year         present Times 

          L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.
1287      -    3     4        -     -     -        -    10     - 
1288      -    -     8        -     3     - 1/4    -     9     - 3/4
          -    1     -
          -    1     4
          -    1     6
          -    1     8
          -    2     -
          -    3     4
          -    9     4
1289      -   12     -        -    10     1 3/4    1    10     4 1/2
          -    6     -
          -    2     -
          -   10     8
          1    -     -
1290      -   16     -        -     -     -        2     8     -
1294      -   16     -        -     -     -        2     8     - 
1302      -    4     -        -     -     -        -    12     - 
1309      -    7     2        -     -     -        1     1     6
1315      1    -     -        -     -     -        3     -     - 
1316      1    -     -        1    10     6        4    11     6
          1   10     -
          1   12     -
          2    -     -
1317      2    4     -        1    19     6        5    18     6
          -   14     -
          2   13     -
          4    -     -
          -    6     8 
1336      -    2     -        -     -     -        -     6     -
1338      -    3     4        -     -     -        -    10     -
                                                  ---------------
                                         Total    L23     4    11 1/4
                                                  ---------------
                                 Average Price     L1    18     8 



                                 
                                 
            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years         Wheat            Prices of           Money of the
XII        each Year        the same Year         present Times 

          L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.
1339      -    9     -        -     -     -        1     7     - 
1349      -    2     -        -     -     -        -     5     2 
1359      1    6     8        -     -     -        3     2     2 
1361      -    2     -        -     -     -        -     4     8 
1363      -   15     -        -     -     -        1    15     - 
1369      1    -     -        1     2     -        2     9     4
          1    4     - 
1379      -    4     -        -     -     -        -     9     4 
1387      -    2     -        -     -     -        -     4     8 
1390      -   13     4        -    14     5        1    13     7
          -   14     -
          -   16     -
1401      -   16     -        -     -     -        1    17     4
1407      -    4     4 3/4    -     3    10        -     8    11
          -    3     4
1416      -   16     -        -     -     -        1    12     -
                                                  ---------------
                                         Total    L15     9     4
                                                  ---------------
                                 Average Price     L1     5     9 1/3  


            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years         Wheat            Prices of           Money of the
XII         each Year        the same Year         present Times 

          L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.
1423      -    8     -        -     -     -        -    16     -
1425      -    4     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1434      1    6     8        -     -     -        2    13     4
1435      -    5     4        -     -     -        -    10     8
1439      1    -     -        1     3     4        2     6     8
          1    6     8
1440      1    4     -        -     -     -        2     8     -
1444      -    4     4        -     4     2        -     8     4
         -    4     -
1445      -    4     6        -     -     -        -     9     -
1447      -    8     -        -     -     -        -    16     -
1448      -    6     8        -     -     -        -    13     4
1449      -    5     -        -     -     -        -    10     -
1452      -    8     -        -     -     -        -    16     -
                                                  ---------------
                                         Total    L12    15     4
                                                  ---------------
                                 Average Price     L1     1     3 1/2  


                                 
                                 
            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years         Wheat            Prices of           Money of the 
XII         each Year        the same Year         present Times 

          L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.
1453      -    5     4        -     -     -        -    10     8
1455      -    1     2        -     -     -        -     2     4
1457      -    7     8        -     -     -        -    15     4
1459      -    5     -        -     -     -        -    10     -
1460      -    8     -        -     -     -        -    16     - 
1463      -    2     -        -     1    10        -     3     8
          -    1     8
1464      -    6     8        -     -     -        -    10     -
1486      1    4     -        -     -     -        1    17     -
1491      -   14     8        -     -     -        1     2     -
1494      -    4     -        -     -     -        -     6     -
1495      -    3     4        -     -     -        -     5     -
1497      1    -     -        -     -     -        1    11     -
                                                   --------------
                                         Total     L8     9     -
                                                   --------------
                                 Average Price      -    14     1 


                                 
                                 
            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years         Wheat            Prices of           Money of the
XII        each Year        the same Year         present Times 

          L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.
1499      -    4     -        -     -     -        -     6     -
1504      -    5     8        -     -     -        -     8     6
1521      1    -     -        -     -     -        1    10     -
1551      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     2     - 
1553      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1554      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1555      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1556      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1557      -    4     -        -    17     8 1/2    -    17     8 1/2
           -    5     -
           -    8     -
           2   13     4
1558      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1559      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1560      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
                                                   --------------
                                         Total     L6     0     2 1/2
                                                   --------------
                                 Average Price      -    10     - 5/12  

                                 
                                 
            Price of the       Average of       The average Price
             Quarter of       the different       of each Year in
Years         Wheat            Prices of           Money of the
XII        each Year        the same Year         present Times 

          L    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.       L.    s.    d.
1561      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     - 
1562      -    8     -        -     -     -        -     8     -
1574      2   16     -        2     -     -        2     -     -
          1    4     -
1587      3    4     -        -     -     -        3     4     -
1594      2   16     -        -     -     -        2    16     -
1595      2   13     -        -     -     -        2    13     -
1596      4    -     -        -     -     -        4     -     -
1597      5    4     -        4    12     -        4    12     -
          4    -     - 
1598      2   16     8        -     -     -        2    16     8
1599      1   19     2        -     -     -        1    19     2
1600      1   17     8        -     -     -        1    17     8
1601      1   14    10        -     -     -        1    14    10
                                                  ---------------
                                         Total    L28     9     4
                                                  ---------------
                                 Average Price     L2     7     5 1/3 

                                 
                                 
     Prices of the Quarter of nine Bushels of the best or highest
priced Wheat at Windsor Market, on Lady-day and Michaelmas, from
1595 to 1764, both inclusive; the Price of each Year being the
medium between the highest Prices of those Two Market Days. 


Years                            Years

            L.    s.    d.                   L.    s.    d. 
1595   -    2     0     0        1621   -    1    10     4
1596   -    2     8     0        1622   -    2    18     8
1597   -    3     9     6        1623   -    2    12     0
1598   -    2    16     8        1624   -    2     8     0
1599   -    1    19     2        1625   -    2    12     0
1600   -    1    17     8        1626   -    2     9     4
1601   -    1    14    10        1627   -    1    16     0
1602   -    1     9     4        1628   -    1     8     0
1603   -    1    15     4        1629   -    2     2     0
1604   -    1    10     8        1630   -    2    15     8
1605   -    1    15    10        1631   -    3     8     0
1606   -    1    13     0        1632   -    2    13     4
1607   -    1    16     8        1633   -    2    18     0
1608   -    2    16     8        1634   -    2    16     0
1609   -    2    10     0        1635   -    2    16     0
1610   -    1    15    10        1636   -    2    16     8
1611   -    1    18     8                   --------------
1612   -    2     2     4               16) 40     0     0
1613   -    2     8     8                   --------------
1614   -    2     1     8 1/2               L2    10     0
1615   -    1    18     8
1616   -    2     0     4
1617   -    2     8     8
1618   -    2     6     8
1619   -    1    15     4
1620   -    1    10     4
           --------------
       26) 54     0     6 1/2
           --------------
           L2     1     6 9/12  
 
 
 
               Wheat per                        Wheat per 
Years           quarter          Years           quarter 

            L.    s.    d.                   L.    s.    d. 
1637   -    2    13     0     Brought over  79    14    10
1638   -    2    17     4        1671   -    2     2     0
1639   -    2     4    10        1672   -    2     1     0
1640   -    2     4     8        1673   -    2     6     8
1641   -    2     8     0        1674   -    3     8     8
1642   -    0     0     0*       1675   -    3     4     8
1643   -    0     0     0        1676   -    1    18     0
1644   -    0     0     0        1677   -    2     2     0
1645   -    0     0     0        1678   -    2    19     0
1646   -    2     8     0        1679   -    3     0     0
1647   -    3    13     8        1680   -    2     5     0
1648   -    4     5     0        1681   -    2     6     8
1649   -    4     0     0        1682   -    2     4     0
1650   -    3    16     8        1683   -    2     0     0
1651   -    3    13     4        1684   -    2     4     0
1652   -    2     9     6        1685   -    2     6     8
1653   -    1    15     6        1686   -    1    14     0
1654   -    1     6     0        1687   -    1     5     2
1655   -    1    13     4        1688   -    2     6     0
1656   -    2     3     0        1689   -    1    10     0
1657   -    2     6     8        1690   -    1    14     8
1658   -    3     5     0        1691   -    1    14     0
1659   -    3     6     0        1692   -    2     6     8
1660   -    2    16     6        1693   -    3     7     8
1661   -    3    10     0        1694   -    3     4     0
1662   -    3    14     0        1695   -    2    13     0
1663   -    2    17     0        1696   -    3    11     0
1664   -    2     0     6        1697   -    3     0     0
1665   -    2     9     4        1698   -    3     8     4
1666   -    1    16     0        1699   -    3     4     0
1667   -    1    16     0        1700   -    2     0     0
1668   -    2     0     0                  ---------------
1669   -    2     4     4             60)  153     1     8
1670   -    2     1     8                  ---------------
           --------------                   L2    11     0 1/3 
arry over  L79    14    10

    *Wanting in the account. The year 1646 supplied by Bishop
Fleetwood.  



               Wheat per                        Wheat per
Years           quarter          Years           quarter 

            L.    s.    d.                   L.    s.    d.
1701   -    1    17     8     Brought over  69     8     8
1702   -    1     9     6        1734   -    1    18    10
1703   -    1    16     0        1735   -    2     3     0
1704   -    2     6     6        1736   -    2     0     4
1705   -    1    10     0        1737   -    1    18     0
1706   -    1     6     0        1738   -    1    15     6
1707   -    1     8     6        1739   -    1    18     6
1708   -    2     1     6        1740   -    2    10     8
1709   -    3    18     6        1741   -    2     6     8
1710   -    3    18     0        1742   -    1    14     0
1711   -    2    14     0        1743   -    1     4    10
1712   -    2     6     4        1744   -    1     4    10
1713   -    2    11     0        1745   -    1     7     6
1714   -    2    10     4        1746   -    1    19     0
1715   -    2     3     0        1747   -    1    14    10
1716   -    2     8     0        1748   -    1    17     0
1717   -    2     5     8        1749   -    1    17     0
1718   -    1    18    10        1750   -    1    12     6
1719   -    1    15     0        1751   -    1    18     6
1720   -    1    17     0        1752   -    2     1    10
1721   -    1    17     6        1753   -    2     4     8
1722   -    1    16     0        1754   -    1    14     8
1723   -    1    14     8        1755   -    1    13    10
1724   -    1    17     0        1756   -    2     5     3
1725   -    2     8     6        1757   -    3     0     0
1726   -    2     6     0        1758   -    2    10     0
1727   -    2     2     0        1759   -    1    19    10
1728   -    2    14     6        1760   -    1    16     6
1729   -    2     6    10        1761   -    1    10     3
1730   -    1    16     6        1762   -    1    19     0
1731   -    1    12    10        1763   -    2     0     9
1732   -    1     6     8        1764   -    2     6     9
1733   -    1     8     4                  ---------------
           --------------             64)  129    13     6 
Carry over  L69     8     8                ---------------
                                            L2     0     6 9/32

Years                            Years
           L.    s.    d.                   L.    s.    d. 
1731   -    1    12    10        1741   -    2     6     8
1732   -    1     6     8        1742   -    1    14     0
1733   -    1     8     4        1743   -    1     4    10
1734   -    1    18    10        1744   -    1     4    10
1735   -    2     3     0        1745   -    1     7     6
1736   -    2     0     4        1746   -    1    19     0
1737   -    1    18     0        1747   -    1    14    10
1738   -    1    15     6        1748   -    1    17     0
1739   -    1    18     6        1749   -    1    17     0
1740   -    2    10     8        1750   -    1    12     6
           --------------                   --------------
      10)  18    12     8              10)  16    18     2
          --------------                   ---------------
           L1    17     3 1/5               L1    13     9 4/5


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