You get... |
From the... |
| Books | Stationer or bookseller |
| Cloth | Mercer |
| Hats | Milliner or Hatter |
| Suit of Clothes | Tailor |
| Shirts/Smocks | Seamstress |
| Ready made clothes | Draper |
| Arrows | Fletcher |
| Bows | Bowyer |
| Horseshoes | Farrier |
| Other iron work | Blacksmith |
| Armour | Armourer |
| A Portrait | Limner |
| Legal Service | Lawyer |
| Drugs etc. | Apothecary |
| Dentistry | Barber Surgeon |
In the city... |
| A Stapler | Buys and sells raw wool; also silk and linen. |
| A Draper | Deals in cloth (wholesale), plus some ready-made garments and dry goods. |
| A Mercer | Is the cloth retailer: the local fabric store is a mercer's shop. One may be a silk mercer or a wool mercer, for example. |
In your own household, your... |
| Man of Business | Is your accountant, looks after your investments |
| Steward | Oversees the running of your estates. |
| Factor | Does business for you in London, or in another country. |
| Nurse | Takes care of infants and young children. |
| Wet Nurse | Breast feeds the baby (maybe as long as the first 2 years.) |
| Tutor | Educates your children |
More Services and Occupations |