Elizabethan England - Jobs

Jobs

· Acrobat – a popular entertainer
· Apothecy – a doctor that made medicine for sick people. A priest took this job
· Artist- people who made art
· Baker – made bread, which was eaten daily
· Blacksmith – an important job, but low status
· Butler – responsible for the castle cellar
· Carpenter – highly skilled, made buildings
· Chancellor – a secretary for a noble person
· Clerk – a job to keep accounts
· Cook – a person who cooks in castles for royal people
· Jester – (or fool) someone to entertain the queen
· Knight – someone who fights for the queen
· Messenger – someone who carried messages
· Moneylender- bankers
· Physician – highly regarded and respected doctors
· Sheriff – an important official of county who was responsible for justice-related things
· Spinster – an occupation given to women who made a life spinning yarn
· Watchmen – an official at the castle responsible for security (also night-watchmen)
· Potter – craftsman of clay
· Astrologer – people who studied the stars, often thought as mystical people
· Steward – took care of the castle and house-hold chores
· Herald or Harker – yell announcements oh behalf the queen or noble
· Cottar – the lowest peasant occupations, their duties include swine-herd or prison guard
· Clothier - Clothiers made clothes for the nobles
· Candlemaker - made candles to light a castle or palace.
· Bottler - a responsible occupation and was in charge of the Bottlery which was for storing and dispensing wines and other expensive things.
· Scribe - Most Scribes came from religious establishments. reading, writing and comprehension skills were learned
· Scullion- Scullions were the lowest of kitchen workers whose duties included washing and cleaning the kitchen
· Painter - Elizabethan castles ere highly colorful and painters were needed
· Chaplain - responsible for the religious activities of a castle servants and knights.
· Minstrel - provided Castle entertainment like singing and playing musical instruments. they usually gave knights publicity

website: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-occupations-and-jobs.htm