114 THE WEDGWOODS. 



s. d. 



Feb. 14. 1 pr. Stockins 026 



Pd. in part . . . . .010 



Pd. do. in 7 yds. cloth . . .089 



16. Hired Win. Keeling for handleing * . 6 



Pd. his whole earnest . . .010 



20. Hired Wm. Cope for handleing & 



vineing cast ware, for . . .070 



Pd. his whole earnest . . . 10 6 



28. Then hired Robt. Gardner pr week .066 



Earnest 10 6 



Pd. him toward it . . . .010 

 I am to make his earnest about 5s. 



more in somthing. 



March 8. Then hired Jno. Barker fr ye huvelst @ 5 6 

 Pd. earnest in part . . . .010 

 Pd. it to pay more . . . .010 



24. Hired Low for making Slip .053 



Pd. him in part of his earnest . .026 



To pay more 026 



26. Then hired George Bagnall, for fireing 



for this year, for . . . .053 

 Full earnest, 5s. 

 Pd. in part, 2s. 6d. 



Hired for 1750 056 



1749. 



April 9. Hired Siah Spoade, to give him from 

 this time to Martelmas next 2s. 3d., 

 or 2s. 6d. if he Deserves it. 



Sdyear 029 



3d year -033 



Pd. full earnest . . . .010 



This entry is of considerable historical interest, as being the 

 first hiring of the great Josiah Spode, the founder of the 

 family which rose to such great eminence in the art. The 

 " hiring," which appears to have been the apprenticeship, 

 or, what was tantamount to it, the learning of the trade, 

 would, from this entry, appear to have been for three years. 

 The first at 2s. 3d. per week, " or 2s. 6d. if he deserves it," 

 and the succeeding years at a rise of sixpence per week 

 each. There are two other entries in this same book relating 



* Making and putting on handles, &c. 

 t The kiln. 



