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Yes, peasants could get jobs.
Serfs had jobs guaranteed to them, along with places to live. They worked farms, called manorial estates, and were not allowed to leave. While on the farm, the rent included a part of the crop, work, or money. There was time left over, if the serf wanted to do something else he could. Such work might be an advance over farming, and could include running a mill, weaving, making pottery, or working as a cook or servant in the manor itself.
If a serf left the land where he worked, and stayed off for a year, he was considered free. The up side of this was freedom, and the down side was loss of the guaranteed home and job on the farm. As a free person the peasant could get a job and work in the country or town.
They had the right to live and work on the land to which they were bound, and they had a right to protection. This might not sound like much, but if you think of it, this means these things:
- They had a guarantee of a job.
- They had a guarantee of a place to live.
- They had a guarantee that they would be fed in a famine.
- They had a guarantee they would be protected in a war.
The feudal lord might have owned the land, but the serfs had a right to be on it. The lord could sell the land, but he could not sell the serfs, and he could not make them move away. If he sold the land, the new owner had to respect their right to be there.
There is a link below to an article on serfdom.
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Cleaning the stables.
What was the cardinals job in medieval times?
to order people around
How old do you have to be to get a job in medievil times?
6 years old, it's medieval times
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