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Henry B. Wheatley examines the historical fluctuations in the prices of books as an indicator of broader economic and intellectual development. The text analyzes how factors such as scarcity, mechanical innovation, and changing social values influence the market value of printed works over time.

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CHAPTER III PRICES OF MANUSCRIPT BOOKS

First, I did write to his maistership a little booke of Pheesyk, for which I had paide by Sir Thomas Leevys in Westminsterxxd
Item, for the wrytynge of the seid hole prevy seale of Sir Thomasijs
Item, I wrote viij of the Witnessis in parchement, but aftir xiiijd a peece, for which I was paide of Sir Thomasxs
Item, while my seide maister over the see in Midsomertime. Calle sett me a warke to wryte two tymes the prevy seale in papir, and then after cleerely in parchementiiijsviijd
And also wrote the same tyme oon mo of the largest witnessis, and other dyvers and necessary wrytyngs, for which he promisid me xs, whereof I had of Calle but iiijs viijd. car. vs iiijvsiiijd
I resceyvid of Sir Thomas at Westminster penultimo die Oct. anno viiijiijsiiijd
Item, I did write to quairs of papir of witnessis, every quair conteyning xiiij leves after ijd a leffiiijsviijd
Item, as to the Grete Booke—First, for wrytyng of the Coronacion, and other tretys of Knyghthode, in that quaire which conteyneth a xiij levis and more ijd a lefijsijd
Item, for the tretys of Werre in iiij books, which conteyneth lx levis aftir ijd a leaffxs
Item, for Othea pistill, which conteyneth xliij levesvijsiid
Item, for the Chalengs and the acts of Armes which is xxviij ti lessiiijsviijd
Item, for De Regimine Principum , which conteyneth xlv ti leves, aftir a peny a leef, which is right wele worthiijsixd
Item, for Rubrissheyng of all the bookeiijsiiijd21
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