Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
Railing with double rails with felling and clearing of timber and
digging of the holes for the posts, for every perch not above vd.
Railing with single rail after the same sort, for every perch not above
iiid.
Sawing of board or timber for every hundred not above xviid.
_Wages by the day for these artificers following._
For a Master Carpenter } None of these shall take by the
For a Master Free Mason } day from Michaelmas to the
For a Master rough Mason } Anunciation of our lady with
For a Master Bricklayer } meat and drink of wages not
For a Master Plumber } above vd., and without meat and
For a Master Glazier } drink not above xd.
For a Master Carver } And from the Annunciation of
For a Master Joiner } our Lady to Michaelmas not
For a Master Millwright } above vid., with meat and drink,
For a Master Wheelwright } and without meat and drink not
For a Master Plasterer } above xid., by the day.
For every common workman or journeyman of these sciences from Michaelmas
to the Annunciation of our Lady of wages by the day with meat and drink
not above iiid., and without meat and drink not above viid.; and from
the Annunciation of our Lady to Michaelmas with meat and drink not above
iiiid., and without meat and drink not above viid.
For every apprentice of these sciences and for every labourer to attend
to serve them, from Michaelmas to the Annunciation of our Lady with meat
and drink not above iid., and without meat and drink not above vd., and
from the Annunciation of our Lady to Michaelmas with meat and drink not
above iiid., and without meat and drink not above viid.
_Wages by the day for these occupations following_:--
For a chief ploughwright by the day from Michaelmas to the Annunciation
of our Lady with meat and drink not above iiiid., and without meat and
drink not above viiid.; and from the Annunciation of our Lady to
Michaelmas with meat and drink not above vd., and without meat and drink
not above xd.
For sawyers the couple from Michaelmas to the Annunciation of our Lady
with meat and drink not above viiid., and without meat and drink not
above xvid.; and from the Annunciation of our Lady to Michaelmas with
meat and drink not above xd., and without meat and drink not above
xviiid. So always that the owner of the saw do have for every day 1d.
more than his fellow.
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