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Nibble | 12:00 Tue 16th Apr 2013 | Jobs
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Seems not everybody earns the minimum wage nowadays!

http://www.jobsinkent.com/job/478435/labourer.html
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15p a week. I've worked with people worth less.:-)
12:08 Tue 16th Apr 2013
It's not bad for the Middle Ages!
Well it is Kent....
15p a week. I've worked with people worth less.:-)
15p a week. I've worked with people worth less.:-)
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According to http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/poors.htm

[i]In 1566, London beggar Nicholas Jennings is caught with a bag of blood that he uses to paint fake injuries on his head. In a day, he makes 13s 2d – two weeks' workman's wages[i]

Seems this labourer is even worse off than a intinerant begger in 16th c Tudor England
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There's more of them....

http://www.jobsinkent.com/job/478438/labourer.html


London weighting doesn't apply it seems.. ☺
We should swamp them with replies in Ye Olde English. Any suggestions?
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I beheft dægweorc (according - very badly - to this ) http://www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk/

It didn't respond to "gissa job"...

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