Economy of the time

Ratio of 14 pounds of silver to 1 pound of gold

Clothing
Fashionable Dress
Peasant clothing full

1 pound- can easily get to 10 pounds

14 Pence

Cloak poor fur

6 pence

Cloak common linen

8 pence

Poor shoes

6 Pence

Shoes Common

12 pence

Shoes good

19 pence

Shoes Exceptional

30 Pence

Tools (steady prices)

1 Shovel
1 Wood Axe
1 Anvil
Pichfork wood

3 pence
5 pence
240 pence (1 pound sterling)
4 pence

Horses ( prices fluctuate drastically)

1 Plow Horse

120 Pence- 240 pence ( 1 pound Sterling)

1 Ridding Horse (common)

1.5 Pounds sterling-3.0 pounds

1 Ridding Horse (excellent)

10 Pounds and up

1 combat trained Horse (Basic)

4 Pounds and up

1 Destrier

10 pounds and can be quite a bit more

Spurs common

13 pence

Food and Drink

Ale (poor)
Ale (common)
Ale (good)
Wine (cheap)
Wine (good)

.75 pence a gallon

1 pence a gallon
2 pence a gallon
2 pence a gallon
10 pence a gallon

Animals
Cow

48 pence

Ox

84 Pence

Sheep

17 Pence

Pig

24 Pence

4 chickens

1 pence

Housing
Cottage country

30 Pence per year

Bed queen all accessories

12 shillings 6 pence

Servants, Mercenaries, and other labor ( these can fluctuate drastically)

Landless Knight
weapons, victuals and horse)

12 pence per day ( plus maintaining armor,

Man-at-Arms
tastes)

8 Pence per day(as above but men-at-arms have lower

Archers

3 Pence Per day ( + food, drink, and ammunition)

Wages unskilled laborer 2 pounds per year

Arms and Armor

Heavy Helmet used Great helm 2.2 pounds

Light helm conical used

1 pound

Mail shirt used

3 pounds

Spear (made of ash foot) 33 pence

Shield light

20 pence

Sword new common

1 pound (240 pence)

Sword used moderately common 80 pence

Knife common

18 pence

Bow short

4 pence

Bow long

8 pence

Arrows (for the short bow)24

24 pence

Arrows(for long bow) Sheaf of 24 36 pence