Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth CenturyClark, Alice
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Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century
Clark, Alice
Women -- Employment -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
For example “Itm payd to the bedells wyffe for kepyng of the gardyn
vijs.” _Ibid._ Vol. IV., p. 2. _Warden’s Acct. Book_, 1546. She had
besides iiijs. “for her hole yeres wasschyng the clothes” (p. 11) and
iiijid. “for skoryng of the vessell,” (p. 13) this payment was later
increased to xijid. and she had “for bromes for Oʳ Hall every quarter
a jid.” (p. 33) in Reward for her attendance ijs, (p. 114). Burdons
wyffe for dressing your dinner xiiijid. (p. 129).
Footnote 335:
_Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters_, Vol. III., _Court
Book_, p. 97.
Footnote 336:
_Ibid._ p. 103.
Footnote 337:
_Ibid._ Vol. III., pp. 10-11, March 15, 1544-5. “agreyed and
codyssendyd thatt frances pope and hys wyffe schall have and hold a
gardyn plott lyeng be oure hall in the prysche of alhallouns at london
Wall for the tyme of the longer lever of them bothe payeing viijs: be
the yere ... the sayd [ ]pope nor hys wyffe schall not take dowene no
palles nor pale postes nor Raylles In the garden nor no tres nor
bussches schall nott plucke upe be the Rootes nor cutte theme downe
nor no maner of erbys ... wᵗowt the lycens of the Master and Wardyns
of the mystery of Carpenters” Aug. 10, 1564, “agreed and condissendid
that Robart masckall and Elyzabeth his wiffe shall have and hold the
Howse which He now occupieth duryng his lyffe and after the deseese of
the said Robart to Remayne to Elizabeth his wyffe duryng her wyddohed
paying yerlye xls of lawfull mony of England” etc., _Ibid._ Vol. III.,
p. 78.
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