  Report concerning scarcity from Norfolk, 1586 (Dom. State Papers, Queen Eliz., Vol. 191, No. 12). The following is the Report returned to the Council by the justices of Norfolk on July 11, 1586, and also a part of one of seven certificates which they enclose. It is addressed on the back "To the right honourable our singuler good Lordes the Lordes of her Mat's most honourable priuie councell," and is endorsed "11 July 1586 Justices of peace in Norff. Price of graine." "May yt please your honours, after the remembraunce of our humble duities to be aduertized; that for a further proceedinge in the accomplishmt of your honourable l[ett]res concerninge the furnishing of the markets wth corne, wee haue according to our former l[ett]res of the ixth of June laste, mette here together this day for conference therein. And pervseinge all our notes and preceedings together, wee fynd that thoroughe oute this sheire by suche order as wee haue taken withe owners and farmers and also Badgers and buyers of corne and graine, the markets are by them plentiefullie sarued everie market day withe corne, and the same solde at resonable rates, viz. wheat at xxii s. the quarter, rie at xvi s., maulte at xiiii s. and barley at xii s. of whiche kyndes of corne, the poorer sorte are by perswasion sarued at meaner pryces. And so wee dowbte not but yt shall likwyse contynue acco(r)ding to our direction vntill yt shall please god that new corne may be vsed. And hereof thinking yt best in performaunce of our duities to aduertize your honours wee humblie take our Leave. From Attlebrigge the xith of Julie 1586. Your ho: humble at comaundment
The following is a portion of one of the seven certificates enclosed:
The report concerns twenty places of which North Pukenham is one.
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