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Craftsman generally had to qualify through some sort of testing to become a member of a guild. They also usually had to pay some sort of due to remain current in the guild.
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I have heard numbers from approximately 400-600. The actual number depends on several things. Jockeys have to have a license to compete and the number of licensed riders changes over time. Also, not every person who has a jockey's license actually rides in races, they might be an exercise rider who has a jock's license so they can ride in races three or four times a year. A lot of jockeys who ride regularly are members of the jockey's guild so a good idea of a more accurate number would be counting members of the guild, though there are plenty of riders who are not guild members.
The steps to becoming a master in a guild started with apprenticeship, working for a guild master for a number of years in exchange for food, a place to sleep, and education. The next step was to be a journeyman, working at the trade for a number of years, usually as a paid employee of a different master. Finally, the journeyman prepared a "masterpiece," which was designed to show off his skill. The masterpiece was judge by a jury of masters of the guild, and if they agreed that it showed mastery, then the journeyman would be a master.
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After being an apprentice, a person became a journeyman, who could earn money in a trade, but was not a master and could not join a guild. The journeyman created what was called a masterpiece, and submitted it to a guild for consideration. If it was accepted, then he was a master and could join the guild.
After being an apprentice, a person became a journeyman, who could earn money in a trade, but was not a master and could not join a guild. The journeyman created what was called a masterpiece, and submitted it to a guild for consideration. If it was accepted, then he was a master and could join the guild.
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In most guilds, the guild members were people who had achieved the rank of master by having a master work judged and accepted. A journeyman was a man who had completed his apprenticeship but was not yet a master.
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You became a blacksmith by apprenticing to the trade which means going and living with a master smith and and learning from him or her. For a period of several years you worked for all intents for free. At some point the mastersmith would decide if you were worthy of training or decide that you were unfit for the trade. If the mastersmith judged you as worthy you would then learn from them the basic skills need to become a journeyman. When the mastersmith decided you ready you would make a test piece for for the mastersmith to judge. If approved by the mastersmith then the test piece would be judged by the a guild. If the guild approved the test piece you became a journeyman. As a journeyman you were expected to travel the land and learn from any mastersmith you could. When you felt you were ready you then made another test piece for the guild and if approved by the guild. You were raise to the level of mastersmith. at which point you could set up shop train apprentices and start the cycle again. the whole process could take as much as 15 years or more. where blacksmiths were in short supply the whole thing could be shortened to a few years.
The usual path to guild membership started with apprenticeship. As a child of six or seven, a person would be apprenticed to a guild master who provided education in exchange for work. The apprenticeship usually lasted until the child was a young adult and adept enough at the trade or craft to work independently. Normally, the next step was for the person to be a journeyman. A journeyman learned more of the craft or trade from different masters. A journeyman also worked independently on his masterpiece, which was a project specifically intended to show his ability. The final step was to have the masterpiece judged. If it was good enough, the journeyman could be admitted as a guild member. There were many different guilds, and they were not all organized identically. Some had different grades of membership, and in some cases membership was granted to the widows of guild members so they could continue family businesses, with much of the work done by journeymen under the widow's supervision.