Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-12 | Page 6 | Old English Labor Customs

old english labor laor customs in his history ot of coal mining R W galloway points out that what ap pear to be traces of 0 a primitive state 0 of servitude existed in staffordshire where the laborers employed in the haulage of coal continued to be known as bondsmen a name probably coming down from a remote pert period 0 it a supposition which rec receives elves su support apor t from a peculiar service required ol 01 them hem known as buil dases this consisted in working at times in the morning orning M without receiving any pay ment in ent beyond a drink of ale this 1 cus torn tom of exacting labor without pay Is supposed to represent some ancient service required from their tenants by the monks of the abbey of build was in whence the name was derived