Wages in the Royal Household in 1135
Wages in the Royal Household in 1135
Chancellor
- five shillings a day
- one lord's simnel loaf
- two salted simnel loaves
- one sextary of clear wine
- one sextary of ordinary wine
- one fat wax candle
- 40 pieces of candle
Steward
- as the chancellor
Cook
- three half pence a day
Keeper of the Vessels
- three half pence a day
- a packhorse with its allowances
Scullion
- customary food
Usher of the Turnspit
- customary food
- three half pence a day
Carter
- double food
- a just allowance for his horse
Master-Butler
- as the steward
Master-Chamberlain
- as the steward
Porter of the King's Bed
- three half pence a day
- one packhorse with its allowances
Werer
- double the customary food when the king goes on a journey
- one penny a day for drying the king's clothes
- four pence when the king bathes except on the three feasts of the year
Watchman
- double food
- three half pence
- four candles
- two loaves
- one tray of meat
- one measure of beer
Stoker of the Fire
- four pence a day for the fire
Usher of the Chamber (on each day the king travels)
- four pence
Keeper of the Tents (when the tents have to be carried)
- an allowance for a man and a packhorse
Four Marshals
- eight pence a day
- a gallon of ordinary wine
- twelve pieces of candle
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