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SUMMARY:Felons’ possessions and English living standards\, 1370-1600 - C
 hris Briggs\, Cambridge
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DESCRIPTION:This paper seeks to contribute to the debate about changes in 
 the material well-being of labourers\, artisans and farmers in England’s
  countryside and small towns between c.1370 and c.1470 and compares this p
 eriod to the sixteenth century. It introduces a hitherto largely unknown s
 ource that has the potential to shed light on household wealth: the lists 
 and valuations of goods and chattels preserved in the records of the royal
  escheator and coroner. These lists were generated by the process of felon
 y forfeiture\, which saw the possessions of felons\, fugitives and outlaws
  seized\, valued\, and sold for the benefit of the crown. The paper descri
 bes the felony forfeiture material\; considers the methodological challeng
 es involved in quantifying the evidence it contains\; and presents and int
 erprets new data on change over time in the number\, value and range of go
 ods owned by ordinary households. Overall\, the felony forfeiture material
  suggests surprisingly little change in the ownership of household goods d
 uring the fifteenth century\, despite this often being viewed in the liter
 ature as an era of significant shifts in consumption.
LOCATION:Room 5\, Faculty of History
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