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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 1836547, member: 18320&quot;]Merry Merry, all!&nbsp; HoHo, Holly Holly!</p><p><br /></p><p>Shakespeare&#039;s Merry Wives of Windsor (I think) has a line that goes something like: <b><i>I had rather than forty shillings I had my book(s)...</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>My query for those of you familiar with 16th C English coinage: what was the equivalent value of those forty shillings?&nbsp; Did it represent a years wage for an artisan, or would it purchase a meal and a pint?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d look for this myself but, other than my description above, don&#039;t really know how to frame the question for a search engine.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there is a site or other resource for such conversions, I&#039;ll be grateful for a link.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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