Judging purely from the number of selling prices, the price quoted by Baron Walton's cashier will disagree with many people. However, a comparison with the details of the food consumption of the two nobles below can be seen. The first nobleman, Prince Edward's uncle, Earl of Hertford, Edward Seymour, who was later made Duke of Somerset.

In the three years between 1548 and 1551, the Somerset family consumed 149 cattle, 1,536 sheep, 419 salted fish, 2,607 cod, 124 barrels of ale, 295 pounds of wine, 429 quart malts, 409 quart grains, 199 dozen loaves of bread, £1,280 of fresh goods and £502 of poultry. The price of these foods is £4,286 in total, with an average annual consumption of around £1,429.

Another nobleman was William Cecil, chief minister of state under Edward VI, advisor and secretary to Elizabeth I, who was made Lord Burleigh in 1571. Between 1573 and 1574, the Burleigh family consumed 77 cattle, 376 sheep, 2,571 rabbits, 1,610 birds, £24 wine, £42 ale, £281 fresh and £155 grain. It spends £619 on food and beverages in a year.

The price quoted by the cashier of Baron Walton has reached the level of consumption of the entire family of the Duke of Somerset in six months, and it is still the price after four years. In addition, according to the prices of 1480-1500, the baron's cashier quoted a price that exceeded the level of all the food and drink consumption of the Lord Burleigh family in a year 27 years later. From this point of view, the price of Isabel Walton's two boxes of overseas goods from the Caribbean was far beyond the reach of all the nobles of the kingdom in 1544. Probably, only Henry VIII and the royal family were willing to spend such a large sum of money on a box of cane sugar and a box of animal skins.

As soon as the Earl of Lancashire's purchaser heard the price, he was so frightened that he couldn't move. The leather pouch on his belt contained only £30 in cash, and it was six months of his lord's family's consumption of spices and seasoning groceries. He also used the money to buy other spices and groceries such as prunes and raisins.

The purchaser stared at Baron Walton's cashier without saying a word, and then looked at the potential buyers near him. After thinking for a moment, he stared at the contents of the treasure chest, and said categorically, "Cashier, if you are willing to sell it to me... 3 pounds, no, 5 pounds of sugar and 5 pounds of hides, I'll pay you at once, how about it? ”

The other potential buyers were also eager to hear him, and the two yomen walked up to the Earl of Lancashire's purchaser and nodded politely. Immediately shouted in the thick voice of a country man: "As long as you are willing to disassemble these two boxes of goods and sell them, we will fully accept your price." ”

Baron Walton's purchaser's mind was quick to turn, and in order to sell both boxes of goods, he immediately spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, these two boxes of rare and strange sugar and animal skins come from the territory of the Spaniards overseas. If you don't buy it today, you won't see goods from overseas for a long time to come. ”

The words promoting the sale had a remarkable effect, and the gentlemen, yomans, or nobles who were present to buy immediately rushed to the carriage and shouted, "Say no more, pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other." ”

"Hurry up and give me a few pounds of candy, it just so happens that I lack candy to give as a gift."

"Hey, what kind of beast skin is this? How come I've never seen one? ”

Another cried out, "No matter what kind of beast it is, even if you have money, you can't buy it." ”

The guy from before immediately glared at him, "I'm telling you, don't rob me." ”

Such a chaotic scene had not been experienced by the two servants of Baron Walton, and the cashier frowned and whispered in the purchaser's ear, "What Mademoiselle said will be the truth!" Just now, I only said 70 times the price. ”

"Hey, you guys stop these guys." After the purchaser gave a few instructions to the male servants, he turned to look at the cashier and whispered, "How much are you going to raise the price?" ”

"100 times! The two boxes of goods were dismantled and sold, and the hides were sold by the number of sheets. After the cashier finished speaking, seeing that the purchaser had no opinion, he immediately shouted to everyone present: "Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet! ”

When the scene gradually calmed down, the cashier only said to everyone, "Now, the price has changed!" This box of sugar weighs 110 pounds and costs £5 for a pound. 20 hides, £25 each! ”

"What? Are you kidding? Don't buy it! Yoman, a man from the countryside, widened his eyes and shouted in a tone of disbelief that almost to the entire market.

Yoman, who lives in the countryside, doesn't have to buy it, after all, there aren't many people who need him to give gifts. However, gentlemen, knights, and noble families of the first estate were a must-buy. Especially in the north, where there is a serious shortage of luxury goods, as long as there is a little bit of daily necessities on the market for the consumption of the upper class, they will be immediately snatched up.

The Earl of Lancashire's purchaser walked alone to Baron Walton's cashier, and whispered with a smile on his face, "Brother, just now I saw a few more purchasers from gentlemen, knights, and noble families. I thought, how about you lower the price a little bit and sell these two goods to the purchasers of the upper class families? ”

After some haggling, the price of sugar fell to £3.5 per pound and the price of hides to £20.5 per sheet. As soon as the price dropped, several purchasers from gentlemen, knights, and aristocratic families were quickly aroused. In less than an hour, two boxes of rare goods were snapped up by these people.

Rare consumer goods will never have enough for the Earl of Lancashire's purchasers. He believed that no matter how much money was spent on these scarce quantities of luxury consumer goods, his lord would praise him greatly. Near lunchtime, he summoned two of Baron Walton's servants to a tavern, where he wanted to know the true origin and quantity of the goods.

A few glasses of malt wine or inferior wine, and a few large lumps of barbecue beef and pork, the three of them talked more. Baron Walton's cashier glanced at the other party and said triumphantly, "Brother, there are still many boxes of these goods in our lord's storeroom!" ”

The Earl's purchaser was slightly stunned and blurted out, "Oh, is it? So, do you know where your adults got these goods? ”

After taking a sip of half a glass of ale, he smiled at him, "Your Excellency has been staying in the territory, how can you possibly buy these goods!" I'll tell you, these goods were all brought back from the south by the young lady! ”