Document 3
DOCUMENT NO.3: WAGES PAID TO WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROYAL MANOR HOUSE 1541-1544
| OCCUPATION/CRAFT:- | PAYMENT PER DAY:- |
| Common labourers | 5d (Summer) 4d (Winter) |
| Plasterer’s labourers | 5d |
| Keeper of the Storehouse | 5d |
| Plumber’s labourers | 5d |
| Slaters | 5d - 8d |
| Tilers | 6d - 7d |
| Clerks | 6d |
| Overseer | 6d |
| Matlayers | 7d - 8d |
| Plumbers | 7d - 8d |
| Skilled Workmen | 8d |
| Purveyor | 8d |
| Joiners | 8d |
| Plasterer’s Foreman | 9d |
| Chief Bricklayer | 1 shilling |