[Bryn-gwlad] Bartering this Saturday

[Thomas]

Greetings unto Sir Gaston and all interested!

I welcome all manner of non-monetary bartering 
items at the Faire and I encourage this kind 
of creativity!   A keg of early music sounds
delicious!  A stanza of mead as well . . 

My broker Juana Ynez Balzan is serving to 
promote the bartering process, however I 
hope that everyone will also bring items 
of their own to trade.   

   See you at the Faire! 

          Thomas 



-----Original Message-----

>Gaston de Clermont wrote (in part):
>
> I had a question about the bartering.  It looks like
>you're trying to keep this focused on objects our
>predecessors would have traded.  I applaud that, and
>don't want to undermine it particularly if that's key
>to the endeavor.  But would something like a CD of
>early music be OK for trading?  The format is modern,
>but the content isn't.  I suppose it's like a soda keg
>full of meade.  That reminds me, I have some cider
>that needs bottling...
>  Gaston de Clermont
> 
>--- Juana Ynez Balzan wrote (in part):
>
>> The Baron in his infinite wisdom and early
>> scientific mind has decided to conduct an experiment
>> 
>> in economics.  
>> Bartering! 
>> 
>> Early mans? commerce was built on the barter system,
>> involving a simple exchange of goods 
>> and or services. A 
>> craftsman, for instance, might trade a tanned hide
>> or a carved icon for a supply of grain or 
>> milk. 
>> 
>> In order to supply a coincidence of wants (i.e. the
>> craftsman wanting milk and the herdsman 
>> wanting that craft) 
>> the baron not only is allowing a barter system to be
>> established, but is setting it up with his 
>> own stock to start 
>> the system going.  So one could trade a promissory
>> note for a bardic piece of about the 
>> baron for a well-tested 
>> wax taper luminary.
>> 
>> Please come and barter with any and all objects or
>> services at your disposal.
>> 
>> a string of shells/beads
>> a well-tested wax taper luminary
>> hank of floss
>> Exorcism of your livestock			
>> Blessing on a household				
>> pieces of cloth               
>> pottery
>> a garb of wheat when harvested               
>> goblets
>> a shoe
>> a sarpler of wool when spun                     
>> plates
>> a pledge of arms in case of war                
>> banner
>> a tankard at the tavern!
>> 
>> If you would like to help stock the bartering table
>> please bring donated items to fighter 
>> practice here Juana 
>> Ynez Balzan's cousin will collect it from you.
>> 
>> With God's power I am sustained
>> Juana Ynez Balzan
>> _