jan 1, 1504 - penny ware

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Apparently goods to be purchased with one penny. An undated York inventory, probably of 1504, lists the contents of Richard Bishop’s shop with valuations of the goods for sale, including: <i>Item v dosan and v knyfes of peny ware ijs viijd; Item ij dussan and a halfe of halpeny ware beddes vijd; Item iij dossane fardyng ware glassys iiijd</i> (SS53/191-3). Perhaps the inference is that the mark-up on the items was just over fifty per cent.

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