[Sca-cooks] A kitchen boy's wages

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

"To Jacob Loys, kitchen boy - for his troubles and work of having watched a 
 whole night to make and maintain a coal fire in the room of the said lord 
(the  King [Louix XI]) at the chateau of Mons near Mibereau (Mirebeau) 
(receipt of  March 17, 1380.) 64 sous, 2 deniers"
 
(The King was sick.)

Comptes de l'hôtel des rois de France aux XIVe et XVe siècles / publiés  
pour la société de l'histoire de France par M. L. Douët-d'Arcq
Éditeur : Vve  de J. Renouard (Paris)
Date d'édition : 1865
 
There's various other items too, including food, natch.


Jim  Chevallier
www.chezjim.com

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