City organisation broke down because it was confined to the City, but it had already done considerable service in helping the growth of the national organisation which was to follow. [76] _Journals_, XIX. 164 _b_. March 15, 1568/9. [Sidenote: Poor relief in towns other than London.] [Sidenote: 7. Provision of corn in Bristol and Canterbury.] We have now to examine a few cases in which other towns before 1569 adopted measures similar to those of London. With regard to the provision of corn it is quite possible that the London plan was widely followed. In 1522 we read that in Bristol "this yere whete, corn, and other graynes rose at a dire price, by reason whereof the said Maire, of his gode disposition, inclyning his charitie towardes the comen wele and profite of this Towne," ordered grain to be bought in Worcester, "by reason wherof greate abundance of whete, corn, and other graynes was so provided, that the inhabitauntes of the said towne were greatly releved and comforted in mynysshing of the price of whete, corn and other graynys, sold in the open markett of this said Towne[77]." At Canterbury the funds for this purpose are accounted for in the year 1552. More than £70 was then spent in the purchase of wheat and barley. It was not however altogether raised by the Town Council, more than half was obtained from the sale of the plate of the parish of St Andrew and from contributions from the parishes of St George and St Michael. This corn was bought especially for the benefit of the poor, and about one-fifth part of it was directly sold to them; the rest was sold to large buyers, and could only have benefited the poor by easing the market and so lowering the price to everybody[78]. [77] Ricart's _Calendar_, p. 49. Corn was also bought for the use of the Mayor and "cominaltie" of Bristol, in 1532, p. 52. [78] _Minutes collected from the ancient records of Canterbury._ Civis (William Welfitt), No. XIV. Account of the corn furnished for the poor, 21st November, 1552 (6 Edw. VI.). £32 6_s._ contributed by St Andrew's, the value of the plate of the parish church. £32 contributed by the Mayor and Commonalty. £10 from the churchwardens of St George's. £2 " " " St Michael's. Sixty-six quarters and one bushel of wheat were bought, nearly fifteen quarters of which were sold to the poor at sixteen shillings a quarter; nearly forty quarters of barley were bought, and nine of these were sold to the poor at six shillings a quarter. [Sidenote: 8. Survey and employment of poor at Lincoln.]