By Sophie Black

7B Humanities

31st May 2010

Medieval Job Descriptions

The Bread and Butter JobsPeasent-A Poor

PersonHousewife- a wife

who cooks and cleans

Butcher-Chops Up all the meat

Brewer/Brewster-Makes Beer

Baker/Baxter-Bakes the Bread

Serf-FarmerYeoman-FarmerBeggar-Begs for

Food and MoneyMiller-Owns Mill and

Girnds Flour

The GuildsSpinner/Spinster-

Spins YarnWeaver/Webster-

Someone who cleaned and compacted cloth

Walker/Fuller-Shrinks and thickens cloth with urine

Shoemaker/Cordwainer-makes shoes

Chandler-Makes Candles

Salter/Drysalter-Dyes Cloth

Fishmonger-Sells Fish

Blacksmith-forges armour and weapons.

Religious JobsPope-Highest of the

ChurchCardinal-Just Below

the PopeBishop-Supervises a

number of local churches

Abbot/Abbotess-Leader of a monastary

Friar-A member of the religious order

Parson-the holder of a parochial benifice

Cardinal-Says the prayer at an important meeting or at a royal‘s dinner

Castle JobsPage- a boy servant

or attendantSquire-an assitant of

noble birthKnight- a man of

noble birth dedicated to helping others

Herald-a messenger in the royal court

Armourer-A person who make armour for the knight

Jester/Fool-someone employed to entertained the court nobles

Almoner-Gives amounts of money ot the poor

Castle Jobs (Contined)Chamberlain-

treasurer of the royal court

Cook- cooks foodNoble/Noblewoman-

a person of high brith or rank

Princess-Daughter of the king, sometimes heir to the throne

Constable/Marshall-Takes care of the castle when the owner is gone

Falconer-Trains the castle‘s hunting birds

Archer-shoots arrowsButler-Was in charge of

the wine.Domestic Servants-

servants around the castle

Wonder WorkersInventor-Invents new

objectsArtificer-a craftspersonArchitect-Builds thingsStonemason-a person

who build with or dresses stone

Engineer-a person trained and skilled in design and construction

Goldsmith-a person who makes or sells articles of gold

Copyist/Scribe-Wwites the books

Bookbinder-binds and sells books

Parchment and Ink seller- Stationary Supplier

Life and Death JobsBarber-Surgeon

- Shaves Beard and performs operations. Uses same tools for both.

Healer/Midwife-Help with childbirth. Often gets accused of being a witch.

Apothecary- a pharmacist

Doctor-treats the illCare giver for

lepers- looks after the lepers (People who have leprosy, or Hansen‘s Diease.)

Sit Down JobsSchoolmaster,

Teacher- Someone who educates people.

Philospher -a person who answers therories or insights on unanswerable questions.

Polymath-A person studing in servral fields.

Alchemist- A potion maker

Clerk- checked material costs, wages and kept accounts

Astrologer- a person who made up constolations and studied the stars

Author (Nonfiction)-a reporter

Artistic JobsStained Glass Artist-

Makes all the stained glass windows in the churches

Painter-Paints portraits for rich people

Embroiderer- Embroiders clothes and pillows ect…

Wood Carver- Shapes wood into different things

Sculptor- Makes Sculptures

Poet/Litatry author- makes up poem and writes novels

Playwrite- writes the scripts of theatre performances

Player-ActorIlluminator- Makes all

the Gold Lead and Drawings in the books

Dirty JobsStreet Cleaner-

Cleans the Streets and gets hit by all the feces coming out of the windows.

Gong Farmer- Farms all the manure

Bathhouse attendent- Looks after the toilets in the bathhouse

Witch Hunter- someone who searches for witches

Pardoner- someone who sells luxuries

Miner- Someone who mines for precious metals and gems.

Law and OrderLawyer- Trys to

prove Acusee Inocent in court

Provost- The Superintendant

Sommoner-Summons the defendant in court

Headsman/Hangsman- a public excutioner

Torturer-torturers victims into making confessions

Money Changer- In charge of currency exchange

Sheriff-Police manBandit- Criminal

Travelling JobsMessenger- A Bit Like

a Postman (Delivers your messages)

Troubadour-PoetTown Crier- A

Portable newspaper, tell everyone the news by shouting it

Importer/Exporter- Imports and Exports Goods and Suplies

Explorer-Explores the land to find good places for new settelments

Pilgrim-someone who travels to a place of religious importance

Travelling Merchant-Someone whp sells their good from town to town.