6io Documents. 



VII. 



AN ACCOUNT OF THE WAGES APPOINTED BY THE 

 JUSTICES IN THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. 



The following assessment of wages was copied by me from the 

 records of the Justices of the Peace, preserved at Wakefield. 



Servants wages. Pontefract, 6 April, 1703. 



A limitation and appointment of the Rates of the Several Wages for 

 the Artificers, Handicraftsmen, Labour 19 , Servants, Workmen, and 

 Apprentices of Husbandry within the West Riding of the county of 

 York made, continued, and agreed upon by the Justices aforenamed 

 the day and year aboves d according to the tenure, forme and effect 

 of the several Acts of Parliam* in that case (?) made and provided. 



A baylife or foreman of Husbandry that is hired with a Gentleman 

 or with yeoman (?) that doth not labour himselfe, but putteth his whole 

 charge to his serv* Shall not take by the Year above four pounds ten 

 shillings, and a livery or ten shillings for itt. 



A chief Serv* in husbandry to a yeoman (?) or husbandman that 

 can Mow and Sow and do other husbandry well shall not take for 

 his wages with meat and drink above three pounds and ten shillings. 



A miller that is skilful in mending of his Mill shall have by the year 

 four pounds, and others that are not so skilful shall have by the 

 year three pounds. 



An Ordinary Servant in Husbandry that can mow and plow well 

 shall not take for his wages by the year above three pounds, and every 

 other corhon serv* in Husbandry Shall not take by the year above 

 two pounds five shillings. 



A young man between the age of twelve and sixteen shall not take 

 by the year with meat and drink above, one pound sixteen shillings 

 and eight pence. 



A woman servant that taketh charge of Brewing, Baking, Kitching, 

 Milkhouse, or Maulting that is hired with a Gentleman or a rich yeoman 

 (whose wife doth not take the pains and charge upon her) shall not take 

 wages by the year with meat and drink above forty shillings. 



A woman Servt that serveth an husb d man, a Farmer, or any other 

 woman Servt shall not take by the year with meat and drink about 

 thirty shillings. 



A young maid Serv* not about sixteen years one pound. 



Harvest work. 



A mower of Grasse or corne shall not take by the day with meat and 

 drink above six pence, and without meat and drink twelve pence. 



A Shearer of corne shall not take by the day with meat and drink 

 above six pence and without meat and drink twelve pence, a woman 



