jan 1, 1685 - master

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In the trade guilds of the Middle Ages the ‘master’ was a workman qualified in his craft and entitled to teach apprentices. 1445 <i> lerned his craft better to occupie as maister </i>, York (SS186/160). In 1479-80, the York cutlers’ ordinances were approved <i> by thassent and consent of all the maisters of the craftes of Cutlers and Bladesmythez </i> (SS120/134): similarly in Beverley it was stated in 1567 that <i> no person … shall sett upp and occupie the said science of a Tanner of new as a maister … until such tyme as he be made Burges and Brother of the said occupacion of Tanners </i>, Beverley (BTD122). The usual dialect spelling was 'maister': 1487 <i> I depute and make my supervisor Maister Baxter </i>, Hull (SS53/25); 1510 <i> I desir my broder ... to be ... good maister to my servants, </i> Harewood (Th24/48); 1533 <i> Rent servyces sute ... Appertaynyng to the Sheype Maysters office </i>, Flotmanby (YRS80/9); 1685 <i> being makeinge of her maisters bed </i>, Almondbury (QS1).

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