GOLD1350
peasant's wool tunic

How much did a wool tunic cost in 1350?

The record: 3s, 1313.

About $440 in today's gold

18 days of a farm labourer's pay.

Cloth 8d–1s 3d a yard plus tailoring. Source

Who could buy it

The lowest paid on each ladder of 1350 whose pay was enough:

On a day's pay

On a week's pay

On a month's pay

In other words, a real purchase: weeks of work for a farm labourer.

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