▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁household ▁of ▁Edward ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 2 . ▁It ▁remained ▁w ides p read ▁for ▁several ▁hundred ▁years , ▁until ▁other ▁apple ▁vari eties ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁cook ing ▁apple ▁and ▁was ▁perhaps ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁Bell flow er ▁apple . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁human ▁head ▁( for ▁which ▁" cost ard " ▁was ▁another ▁term ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁named ▁English ▁apple ▁variety ▁was ▁the ▁p ear main ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 , ▁having ▁been ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Norm ans . ▁The ▁cost ard ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁known ▁variety ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Norm ans ▁and ▁was ▁commonly ▁grown ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁c rop ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁mentioned , ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁" P oma ▁Cost ard ", ▁in ▁a ▁f ru iter er ' s ▁bill ▁for ▁Edward ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 2 9 6 ▁ 1 0 0 ▁cost ard ▁app les ▁could ▁be ▁bought ▁in ▁Oxford ▁for ▁one ▁sh illing ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 5 ▁ 2 9 ▁cost ard ▁trees ▁could ▁be ▁purchased ▁for ▁three ▁sh ill ings . ▁The ▁mon ks ▁of ▁Reading ▁Ab bey ▁were ▁entitled ▁by ▁one ▁agreement ▁to ▁an ▁annual