Look at these lines from a real list made about 1326. What do you notice, and what do you wonder?
You can point at things you know, such as the hen, the days of work, or the shillings.
Our question for this lesson is who held the land, who worked it, and what did a household owe?
Let's find out who held the land around Dublin long ago, and what they owed.
Five people from the Grangegorman rental of about 1326, and what each one owed:
- John Catt held a house and land. He paid 35 shillings a year, ploughed for four days at sowing time, carried the lord's corn for two days and gave one hen at Christmas.
- Robert le Dryver held a cottage. He paid 12 pence a year, hoed for two days, reaped for two days and gave one hen at Christmas.
- Adam Bourk held a cottage and paid 2 shillings a year.
- Christiana the widow held a cottage and paid 2 shillings a year.
- Alexander Attewell held a house and 18 acres. He paid 24 shillings and 8 pence a year.
Sort what they owed: money, work or goods?
Then answer our question: who held the land, who worked it, and what did a household owe?
What did a household keep after paying it all, and how sure can we be?
We have just talked about what a household kept after everything owed was paid.
In your copy, finish this sentence in your own words:
After a tenant had paid the rent, done the work and given the hen, the household still needed … because …
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