- Ann Green is mentioned as being a "Slaymaker". This means she made the reeds or slays used in weaving. Slays (wooden pegs) or reeds were used to separate the threads on the loom.
- Thomas Green is mentioned as being a "Journeyman", In the medieval system, towns had special privileges and trades and crafts were controlled by guilds.The workplace was run by the master who employed apprentices and journeymen, Journeymen had completed their apprenticeships and were qualified to do thejob (ie be paid daily wages). In time they could become masters in their ownright, but this would require acceptance by the guild - and presumably acertain amount of capital. In this context journeyman simply means a time served craftsman entitled to a man's wages.
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