The Reeve

1. The Reeve Stanley Maros Heather Derenick William Bochicchio

2. Occupation • An official who supervises a lord’s land • Elected by other serfs, but is a serve himself • Duties include: • Making sure the serfs started/stopped working on time • Ensuring that no one was cheating the lord out of money • Ensured nothing was stolen • Senior officer of the borough (bailiff)

3. Other Jobs • To supervise and organize the fields and crops • Act as a go between for the other serfs and feudal lord • Usually elected on an annual basis in many places

4. Tone • Satirized • “He kept his bins and garners very trim, no auditor could gain a point on him” • “And he was under contract to present the accounts, right from his master’s earliest years. No one had ever caught him in arrears” • “A better hand at bargains than his lord”

5. Social Standing • Serf • But wealthy due to the fact that he steals money from his lord

6. In the Life of a Reeve • Morning • Wake up • Breakfast • Head to the fields to check crops and workers • Afternoon • Lunch • Give workers break/check for stolen goods • Head to market to bargain for goods • Make sure workers return to field • Evening • Check workers out of lord’s estate • Check inventory/check quality of work & status of crops • Dinner • Bed

7. Modern Day Occupation(s) • Store Manager • Salesman • CEO of a company