jan 1, 1515 - sheaf
Description:
Familiar still as a word for a bundle of corn but formerly a more general measure, used for a variety of commodities. 1453 <i>24 shife tasilles</i> [teazles], Hull (YRS144/3); 1503 <i>ij sheff of blew glasse, one sheff of red</i>, York (SS53/217); 1508 <i>x shaffe Renysh glase</i>, York (SS35/3); 1515-6 <i>Pro j c ferri, iiij sheiffes de calabe</i>, York (SS35/96).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1515
Now
~ 510 years ago