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varying amounts received for " journey-money " for 

 cattlemen and horsemen, ranging from five to thirty 

 shillings ; for harvest and other extra payments, ranging 

 from eight to fifty shillings ; and to shepherds for " lamb- 

 money," ranging from twenty- four shillings to eighty-two 

 shillings and ninepence, and in one recorded instance to 

 an extra payment for the year under the denomination 

 of " Michaelmas-money " to as much as 5, 2s. In- 

 cluding also extra sums as " Sunday pay " going up 

 to 3, i8s. for the year, the following " grand totals " 

 may be given ; but we must premise that the " grand 

 totals " are exclusive of varying allowances in kind, 

 such as free cottages and gardens, some special allow- 

 ances of food and drink, potato ground, beer at harvest, 

 free cartage of fuel, land rent free on which to keep 

 a cow, and some sundry allowances the whole of the 

 enumerated additions ranging from i to 5 or 6, and 

 up to as much as 8 or 9, and in one instance to 18, 45. 

 The annual sums received were, in different cases : 

 Cattlemen 50, 54, us. 3d., 52, i6s., 46, i6s., 62, 

 us. 4d., 44, i6s., and 46, i6s. respectively ; horse- 

 men 42, i6s., 48, us., 42, 135., 38, 8s., 46, i6s., 

 60, I2s., 50, is., 43, 93. 6d., and 47, 6s. ; shepherds 

 -34, i8s ; , 45, 195. 9d., 42, ios., 52, 57, us. 46., 

 55, i8s. (in the case of a man who was " foreman " as 

 well as shepherd), 51, i8s., and 46, i6s. 



These figures have been obtained from inquiries in 

 seven Welsh counties namely, Brecknockshire, Car- 

 diganshire, Carmarthenshire, Carnarvonshire, Flintshire, 

 Glamorganshire, and Montgomeryshire, some of the 

 highest amounts occurring in Brecknockshire. 



