hired hand at Hradecka, of Kuttenberg
“I mend what is broken around this yard, and I do it fast. I am tired of waiting on empty promises and working for a master with no silver.”
Things Bartholomew had written, latest first, with the glosses of his neighbours.
the eve of Whitsun, at Vespers
Paced the yard all afternoon. I asked Kunigunde for my character again so I can find a master in town with actual coin. She called me a deserter and told me I must stay until the silver arrives. A man cannot leave with honour if he is held like a dog on a leash.
Nota scribaeHe pointed his finger at my nose the entire time he spoke.
the Tuesday after St Philip and St James, at Prime
Young Hermann was crying in the stables again about the bailiff's levy. I told the lad to rub dirt on his face and act sick if the men come looking. Better to look like you have the pox than catch a Cuman arrow in the gut.
I was not crying, I just had hay dust in my eye.
Then rub dirt in the other eye and you will be safe.
the Thursday after Easter, at None
Fetched goods from the market on credit again. I saw Adam Vorsucher mooning over that Zlata girl by her mother's house. He keeps a sharp eye on his slate, but he is a fool to risk a merchant's inheritance for a pretty face. A bad trade.
I told him the same thing. The boy has lost his senses over her.
Mind your own fences, Bartholomew.
Nota scribaeDictated near the market square.
the Wednesday before Palm Sunday, at Terce
Richard is out in the yard shouting at Kunigunde about our wages again. I share his anger, God knows, but shouting does not mint groschen. I just want my wages or my reference so I can walk out the gate. Hugh tells me I should stay. He is an old man who forgot how to be ambitious.
the week after Candlemas, at Sext
Finished patching the masonry on the south wall. No coin on Saturday. The spring has brought the Hungarians and the silver from the country holdings has stopped. We are eating thin pottage and living on credit. If the harvest fails, this whole estate goes under.
The pottage is all we have in the kitchen. Do not blame us.
Nota scribaeHe spoke quickly and hammered a wedge into a block of wood while he did.
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You will get your character when you show some loyalty to this house in hard times.