The Chronicle
March 1353
1 March 1353
Cloudy in Ambermead on 1 March, and the work carried on as it has all week. Adam Brewer was at the priest's household again, helping with their sowing. Henry Cooper spent the day at the Brewers' barn, threshing.
2 March 1353
Stephen and Adam Brewer spent the day at the priest's house, helping with the sowing. Adam has been there on each of the last few days, and today Stephen joined him. The sky stayed cloudy, but it was dry enough to work the ground.
3 March 1353
Cloudy skies over Ambermead today, and the work carried on in two places. Stephen Brewer spent the day helping the priest's household with their sowing, while Henry Cooper was at the Brewers' barn, still threshing.
5 March 1353
Clear skies on 5 March, and the work went on in two places. Henry Cooper was back at the Brewers' barn, threshing. Peter Miller spent the day helping the atte Wells with their sowing.
6 March 1353
Cloudy in Ambermead today, and the work carried on in two places. Adam Brewer spent the day helping Thomas and Edith atte Well with their sowing. Henry Cooper was back at the Brewers' barn, still threshing.
7 March 1353
Clear skies over Ambermead on 7 March, and sowing carried on at the atte Wells'. Adam Brewer and Henry Cooper both spent the day there helping Thomas and Edith get seed into the ground. Adam was there the day before too.
8 March 1353
Snow fell on Ambermead today, but sowing at the atte Wells' went on. Stephen Brewer and Adam Brewer both gave the household a hand with it, the third day in a row Adam has worked there.
9 March 1353
Snow fell on Ambermead today, and the work went back under cover. Thomas atte Well and Henry Cooper spent the day at the Brewers' barn, threshing. The atte Wells' sowing had been getting plenty of help all week, so it's a good day to be indoors with the flails.
10 March 1353
Snow today, and the work moved back indoors. Stephen and Adam Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, threshing. The atte Wells' sowing had the Brewers' help all last week, so the favor goes both ways.
12 March 1353
A clear day, and the threshing went on at both ends of the street. Adam Brewer spent it at the atte Wells' barn, while Thomas atte Well went the other way to help at the Brewers'. The two houses have been trading work like this for days now.
13 March 1353
Overcast in Ambermead today, and the threshing went on at the Brewers' barn. Henry Cooper and Peter Miller both spent the day there helping out, the latest in a long run of work swapped between neighbors this winter.
14 March 1353
Overcast in Ambermead today, and the threshing carried on. Stephen Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, while Thomas atte Well went the other way to help at the Brewers'. The two houses keep trading hands, and the grain is getting done on both sides.
15 March 1353
Threshing carried on under an overcast sky. Stephen Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, while Thomas atte Well went the other way and worked at the Brewers'. The two households have been trading help like this all week.
16 March 1353
Overcast in Ambermead, and the threshing goes on. Stephen Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, and Henry Cooper was at the Brewers' barn, lending a hand there.
17 March 1353
Fog sat over the village today, but the threshing went on. Stephen Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, and Thomas atte Well was at the Brewers'. The two houses have been trading help like this for several days now.
19 March 1353
Rain today, and the threshing stayed under cover at the Brewers' barn. Henry Cooper and Peter Miller both turned up to help, and the work carried on through the wet.
20 March 1353
Threshing is still the main work on a gray, overcast day. Stephen Brewer spent it at the atte Wells' barn, and Henry Cooper was at the Brewers' barn, as he was yesterday.
21 March 1353
Snow today, which kept the threshing under cover. Adam Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, and Henry Cooper was at the Brewers' barn, still helping them with their threshing.
22 March 1353
Snow fell on Ambermead today, and the threshing went on under cover. Adam Brewer spent the day at the atte Wells' barn, while Thomas atte Well went the other way and helped at the Brewers'. The two houses have been swapping hands like this all month.
24 March 1353
Easter Day, and Lent is over. Every house sent its Easter eggs to the lord, and there was meat on the table again after the long fast. The morning was clear. Threshing carried on all the same. Stephen Brewer helped the atte Wells with theirs, and Thomas atte Well went over to help at the Brewers' barn.
28 March 1353
Rain kept the work indoors again today. Henry Cooper and Peter Miller were back at the Brewers' barn, threshing together as they have on so many days this winter.
29 March 1353
The rain didn't stop the threshing. Henry Cooper and Peter Miller were back in the Brewers' barn again, working under cover.
30 March 1353
A clear day in Ambermead, and the threshing carried on. Stephen Brewer spent it at the atte Wells' barn, while Thomas atte Well went the other way to work at the Brewers'.