[Footnote 92:  The dear year here, I believe, alluded to, was in 1574, and is thus described by that faithful and valuable historian Holinshed:—­“This yeare, about Lammas, wheat was sold at London for three shillings the bushell:  but shortlie after, it was raised to foure shillings, fiue shillings, six shillings, and, before Christmas, to a noble, and seuen shillings; which so continued long after.  Beefe was sold for twentie pence, and two and twentie pence the stone; and all other flesh and white meats at an excessiue price; all kind of salt fish verie deare, as fine herrings two pence, &c.; yet great plentie of fresh fish, and oft times the same verie cheape.  Pease at foure shillings the bushell; ote-meale at foure shillings eight pence; baie salt at three shillings the bushell, &c.  All this dearth notwithstanding (thanks be given to God), there was no want of anie thing to them that wanted not monie.”  —­Holinshed, Chronicle, vol. in., p. 1259, a. edit, folio, 1587.]

[Footnote 93:  On the 21st of December 1564 began a frost, referred to by Fleming in his Index to Holinshed, as the “frost called the great frost,” which lasted till the 3rd of January 1565.  It was so severe that the Thames was frozen over, and the passage on it, from London Bridge to Westminster, as easy as and more frequented than that on dry land.]

[Footnote 94:  The person who exhibits Westminster Abbey.]