[1] Abr. Fl. ex I. S. 1105. Dearth and plentie.¶This yeare before haruest, wheat was sold for foure marks the quarter, malt at foure & fortie shil|lings the quarter, beans & rie at fortie shillings the quarter, & pease at six and fortie shillings and eight pence: but after haruest wheat was sold for fiue shil|lings the quarter, malt at six shillings eight pence, rie at thrée shillings foure pence. So that the penie wheat loafe, that weied in London the last yéere but eleuen ounces Troie, weied now six and fiftie oun|ces Troie. In the countrie, wheat was sold for foure shillings the quarter, malt at foure shillings eight pence; and in some places a bushell of rie for a pound of candles which was foure pence. The seauenth of September, Iohn Caius. at seauen of the clocke at night, in a blacke rainie cloud in the west was séene a rainbow, the moone in the east risen one houre before, and faire shining, and at the full the daie before.] This present moneth of March king Philip,The returne of king Phi|lip into Eng|land. who a long season had béene in Flanders to take possession & gouernment of the low countries (as is aforsaid) did now returne into England, and passed through London, being ac|companied with the quéene and diuerse nobles of the realme.