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Medieval Village Officials
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Medieval Village
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| Steward |
A
steward was a lord's chief representative of a village. When a lord was
not present in that village, the steward was in effective control of the
village - though answerable to the lord if something went wrong. |
| Reeve |
The
reeve was responsible for the overall general management of the village. A
reeve was under the control of the steward. It was a reeve's
responsibility to make sure that serfs in a village completed their labour
service on the lord's land. |
| Messor |
A
messor was the village official responsible for the work done in the
fields. |
| Hayward |
The
hayward was responsible for work done in the hay fields. |
| Woodward |
A
woodward was responsible for woodland that the lord might have in the
village. |
| Affeeror |
An
Affeeror was responsible for ensuring that those fined by a Manor Court,
actually paid their fines. |
| Ale
Connor |
The
Ale Connor was responsible for controlling the sale of ale in a village.
He would ensure that only those villagers granted a licence by the Manor
Court sold ale. |
| Pinder |
The
Pinder was responsible for rounding up stray animals and putting them in a
pinfold. |
| Tithing
Leader |
Each
tithing group within a village had a tithing leader and he would be
responsible for what that tithing group did- ensuring that it met its work
requirements etc. |
| Beadle |
The
Beadle was responsible for maintaining law and order in a village. |
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