Post on 16-Jan-2016
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.