Interesting
Ships
Swab or Swabbie : Sweeper of decks
Rigger: Into the sails to adjust the rigging
Boatswain: Checked to see if ship was in good order. In charge of provisions. In charge of the anchor.
Quartermaster: Elected by crew, was acting captain of the ship except during battle. Responsible for keeping the crew safe and controlling the crew. Able to give out minor punishments.
Sailor Mater: Keep alive if captured by pirates to be recruited. Navigator, map maker and in charge of the course of the ship. Very difficult as maps of time horrible.
Beadle: Local Law enforcement
Woodward: Woodsmen
Affeeror: Fine collector
Ale Connor: Ale license inspector
Pinder: Animal herder
Shipwright:
Rat catchers:
| Steward | A steward was a lord's chief representative of a village. When a lord was not present in that village, the steward was in effective control of the village - though answerable to the lord if something went wrong. |
| Reeve | The reeve was responsible for the overall general management of the village. A reeve was under the control of the steward. It was a reeve's responsibility to make sure that serfs in a village completed their labour service on the lord's land. |
| Messor | A messor was the village official responsible for the work done in the fields. |
| Hayward | The hayward was responsible for work done in the hay fields. |
| Woodward | A woodward was responsible for woodland that the lord might have in the village. |
| Affeeror | An Affeeror was responsible for ensuring that those fined by a Manor Court, actually paid their fines. |
| Ale Connor | The Ale Connor was responsible for controlling the sale of ale in a village. He would ensure that only those villagers granted a licence by the Manor Court sold ale. |
| Pinder | The Pinder was responsible for rounding up stray animals and putting them in a pinfold. |
| Tithing Leader | Each tithing group within a village had a tithing leader and he would be responsible for what that tithing group did- ensuring that it met its work requirements etc. |
| Beadle | The Beadle was responsible for maintaining law and order in a village. |
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Medieval Occupations
- Acrobat, Apothecarist, Architect
- Armorer, Artist, Astrologer
- Baker, Barrister, Bookbinder
- Bowyer, Brewer, Bricklayer
- Candlemaker, Carpenter, Cartographer
- Clothier, Cook, Diplomat
- Dyer, Engineer, Engraver
- Farmer, Fisherman, Forester
- Fortune-Teller, Furrier, Gardener
- Glassblower, Grain Merchant, Gravedigger
- Herald, Herbalist, Hunter
- Innkeeper, Interpreter, Jester
- Jeweler, Leatherworker, Locksmith
- Messenger, Miner, Minstrel
- Moneylender, Navigator, Painter
- Peddler, Physician, Playwright
- Politician, Potter, Rat Catcher
- Sailor, Scribe, Servant
- Shipwright, Shoemaker, Spy
- Stonecarver, Storyteller, Weaver
