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_Wages in the last Century_ (Vol. iii., p. 143.).--I have a note on this
subject which is at A. A.'s service, extracted from the _Gentleman's
Magazine_ for May 1732, vol. ii p. 771.:--
"WAGES (YEARLY) appointed by the Justices, A.D. 1732, to be taken by
the Servants in the County of Kent.
£ s. d.
Head Ploughman, Waggoner, or Seedsman 8 0 0
His Mate 4 0 0
Best Woman Servant 3 0 0
Second Sort 2 0 0
Second Ploughman 6 0 0
His Mate 3 0 0
Labourers by the Day, in Summer 0 1 2
Ditto, in Winter 0 1 0
_County of Gloucester._
Head Servant in Husbandry 5 0 0
Second Servant 4 0 0
Driving Boy under 14 Years 1 0 0
Head Maid Servant in Dairy, and Cook 2 10 0
Second Maid Servant 2 0 0
Mower in Hay Harvest, without Drink,
per Day 0 1 2
With Drink, per Day 0 1 0
Mower and Reaper in Corn Harvest, with
Diet, per Day 0 1 0
Other Day labourer, from Corn to Hay
Harvest, with Drink only, per Day 0 0 8
With Diet, per Day 0 0 4
Without Diet or Drink, per Day 0 0 10
Carpenter, Wheelwright, and Mason, without
Drink, per Day 0 1 2
With Drink, per Day 0 1 0."
I send the note as I have it in my commonplace book; but I should think
that the periodical from which the above is extracted, contains much that
would suit A. A.'s purpose.