This leads us to another point to be noticed with regard to mediaeval vestments—their value as articles of merchandise. In the 'Issues of the Exchequer,' 24, 25 Henry III (A.D. 1241-1242), there are several entries of expenses involved in purchasing vestments. Thus we find 4l. 19s. paid to Adam de Basinges 'for a gold cope purchased by our command and placed in our chapel at the feast of the Nativity of our Lord in the 25th year of our reign: also to the same 24l. 1s. 6d. for a cope of red silk given to the Bishop of Hereford by our command in the same year and day: also to the same 17l. 18s. 10d. for two diapered and one precious cloth of gold, for a tunic and dalmatican entirely ornamented with gold fringe purchased by our command and placed in our chapel the same year and day: also to the same 47s. 10d. for a chesable of silk cloth without gold purchased by our command and placed in our chapel: also to the same 7s. 2d. for an albe embroidered with gold fringe purchased by our command and placed in our chapel: also to the same 17l. 1 mark for two embroidered chesables purchased by our command and placed in our chapel.'[82] The same year the enormous sum of £82 was given by the King for a mitre. It has been calculated that the present value of money is fifteen times greater than it was in the thirteenth century. Applying this principle, we obtain the following results, which give a clearer idea of the value of the vestments purchased by the King: A cope costing 4l. 19s. would be worth, at present rates, £74 5s. A cope costing 24l. 1s. 6d. would be worth, at present rates, £361 2s. 6d. Tunic and dalmatic costing 17l. 18s. 10d. would be worth, at present rates, £269 2s. 6d. A chasuble costing 2l. 7s. 10d. would be worth, at present rates, £35 17s. 6d. An alb costing 7s. 2d. would be worth, at present rates, £5 7s. 6d. Two chasubles costing 17l. 13s. 4d. would be worth, at present rates, £265. A mitre costing 82l. would be worth, at present rates, £1,230.