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pound of pepper

How much did a pound of pepper cost in 1350?

The record: 1s 5d, 1351–60.

About $210 in today's gold

9 days of a farm labourer's pay.

About 1s before the plague, 2s 6d in 1350 itself, then settling near 1s 5d (Rogers). 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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