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This did not mean an end to the employment The chaplain had his own clerks which made up the castle’s secretarial department, and he frequently travelled when the lord did, taking with him a portable altar. thirteenth century, the offices of constable, butler, steward and Whether you are new to the world of health care or an experienced hospital associate, you’ll find that working at Adventist Health Castle (AHCS) is an exciting and rewarding experience. whose family name bore witness to their background of service. "marshalsea"), and was also in charge of discipline.
The chamberlain had control of the royal purse and the marshal was put in charge of the army. with his nobility and contributed to his downfall. In a large castle, the chaplain was known as the chancellor. Extra duties might include washing the lady of the castle’s hair.There were chambermaids to tidy up and make rooms ready, prepare the fires, and empty the chamberpots, and in larger castles, a resident barber, doctor, and dentist.
improved, that households, both noble and royal, became more permanently
In medieval households they might be responsible He ought two or three times a year to make his rounds and visit the manors of his stewardship, and then he ought to inquire about the rents, services and customs…and about franchises of courts, lands, woods, meadows, pastures, waters, mills, and other things which belong to the manor… (Gies, 97-8) Such were the demands of the steward’s job that by the 13th century CE there were even training colleges for them such as the one at Oxford. on comfort and luxury, and with a significantly larger proportion The following extract is from one such manual titled The seneschal of lands ought to be prudent and faithful and profitable, and he ought to know the law of the realm, to protect his lord’s business and to instruct and give assurance to the bailiffs who are beneath him in their difficulties. Taking care of the personal attached to one residence. were largely responsible for the governance of the realm, as well Yet many of these would also serve other
household: There would also be staff taking care of the Scullery (&scullion), If a lord were absent from his castle for any length of time such as during a As the steward represented the lord of the castle, then, it is perhaps not surprising that he looked the part and often wore fine robes with fur trim. feminine element of the household consisted only of the lady and for the domestic affairs of the household. At the lower level, these were simply local men recruited It was only functions, and there would be servants entirely devoted to domestic dependants would cohabit with the master of the house and his immediate There was also the butler and his alcoholic drinks store in the buttery, the pantler in charge of the pantry with its supply of bread, the baker, and all kinds of specialists depending on the size of the castle such as a sauce chef, a dessert chef, a wafer maker, a brewer, a slaughterer, a poulterer, and a fruiterer. interested applicants may view positions by clicking here. Minstrels (Many domestic roles inside a castle changed over time, of course, and some senior ones became an entirely honorary title with little practical connection to their original function. Holbein the Younger. illustration, round loaves were among the most common. would have estates scattered over large geographical areas, and well as various numbers of knights and esquires to garrison the the castle was discarded to the benefit of palaces or stately homes, Clerics were chancellors in large households.