References
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
1660
1661
1662
- Aug
1663
1664
- Dec
1665
1667
- May
1668
- May
1669
- Apr
Butter
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Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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The Dutch navy, which in the 16th century was becoming a formidable force, issued to each sailor a weekly ration of half a pound of cheese, half a pound of butter, and a five-pound loaf of bread.
Historian Simon Schama calculated that a Dutch ship with a crew of 100 in 1636 would need among their provisions 450 pounds of cheese and one and a quarter tons of butter.
For more information about the economics of cows and dairy in general, I recommend: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-…