102 Servants Employed at Ramsey Abbey In the Time of William of Godmanchester 1267-1285

Servant Number

Eat in Hall

Money

£  s  d

 Money

decimal

 Acres of

Land

 Bread from

Bakery

Bread from

Villiens
Bakers

2

  

 

 

 4 each

14 each

  
Assistant Bakers

2

      

2 each

1st 14

2nd 14
Bakehouse Workers

7

  

2s

10p

    

14 each
Bakehouse Servants

4

        

14 each

6 each
Blacksmith

1

      

4

14

  
Brewers

2

  

3/3d

16p

  

14 each

  
Master Brewers

2

      

4

14 each

  
Carpenter in the cellar

1

      

4

14

  
Carpenter in the Church

2

        

14 each

  
Carpenter in the Hall

1

√

    

2

    
Carpenter in the Kitchen

2

      

2 each

  

14 each
Cook in the Hall

1

      

4

14

  
Chaplain

1

√

          
Cowherds

2

      

2 each

  

14 each
Cowman

1

√

5s

25p

      
Master Cooks

2

      

4 each

14

  
Doorkeeper

1

√

    

8

    
Doorkeeper of the Cellar

1

      

2

  

7
Egg Merchant

1

  

4s

20p

  

14

  
Fishermen

7

      

4 each

    
Foreman in the Yard

1

      

3

  

14
Forrester

1

2

7
Gardeners

2

      

2 each

  

14
Infirmary under Servant

1

          

7
Keeper of the Church

1

      

6

Rights of a monk  
Kitchen Porter

1

          

7
Keeper of the Barns

1

          

14
Miller

1

      

3

14

  
Ostler

1

√

    

2

    
Mason

1

      

2

14

  
Park Keeper

1

      

2

  

7
Head Ploughman

1

      

2

  

14
Refectarer

1

      

2

14

  
Scullion

1

      

1

  

7
Server in the Refectory

1

          

7
Servants of the Church

2

      

4 each

14

  
Servants in the Guesthouse

7

          

7
Servants in the Infirmary

2

  

4s

20p

  

14 each

13 each
Servants

4

        

7 each

  

"

3

          

7

"

1

          

9

"

1

          

13

"

6

  

2s 8d

14p

    

14 each
Servants in the Laundry

3

       2x4 each 1x2  

14 each

"

7

          

20 each
Stewards

2

  

10s

50p

      
Master Talors

2

            
Master of the Vineyard

1

  

5s

25p

  

14

 
Winnower (Grain)

1

      

4

14

  
               
               
               

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