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carefulneighbour. hisgraceuldalsogotothatpartofthetohe jeoa rateoffiftyorsixtypert.ihat,too,wasbad business.buteofthepeopleofthe littlecityoney. theyhadknoheyounglordallhislife.hisfatherand theirfathershadbeengoodfriends.theybe unreasoheirdends.verywell.hislordships clerk,ankeandkeepats,sentanote tothebestknoerallloan.the toetihejeade and. theyuldnoto askfor``i.inthefirstplace,itthe religiousprinostpeopletotakeiandinthe sendplace,itinagricultural produdofthesethepeoplehadenoughandtospare. ``but,suggestedthetailorhisdaysquietlysitting uponhistableandeofaphilosopher, ``supposethatefavouriuforourney. hislordshipletus fishinhisbrook.supposethathaveahundred ducatsandthathegiveusienguaranteeallowing ustofishallinallofhisrivers.thes thehuhefishanditwillbe goodbusinessallaround. thedayhislordshipaed sueasytingahundredgoldpieceshesigned thedeathofhisohe agreent.hislordshipdehisrkforheuldnot signhisnaaedfortheeast.ter hek,deadbroke.thetownspeoplewerefishingin thecastlepond.thesightofthissilentrowofanglersannoyed hislordship.hetoldhisequerrytogoandrowd aerts visitedthecastle.theye.theyngratulated hislordshipuponhissaferetu.theyweresorryhis lordshiphadbeenahefishern,butashislordship ghtperhapsreerhehadgiventheerssion todosohielf,aailorproduharterh hadbeeinthesafeofthejeaster hadgootheholyland. hislordshipuorehewas indireneedofsoney.initalyhehadsignedhisna toentshepossessionofsalvestro deidici,theents issorynotesahsfrobr> date.theirtotalauntcatothreehundredandforty pounds,fleshgold.uhesees,thenoble knightuldneand hisproudsoul.instead,hesuggestedatleloan.the ratter. afterthreedaystheycabadsaid``yes.they asterinhis difficulties,butiuforthe345goldenpoundswouldhegive thenotheriseanothercharterthatthey, thetoightestablishaunciloftheiroobe electedbyallthertsaizensofthecity,said univicaffairsthe sideofthecastle hislordshipagain, heheney.hesaidyes,andsighecharter. ed.hecalledhissoldiersandto thehouseofthejeentsh hisuhepressure ofa. thetooodbyandsaidnothing.but hislordshipneededopayforthedoer. heogetasinglepenny.afterthatlittle affairatthejensideredgood. heblepieandoffertokecertainreparations. beforehislordshipgotthefirstinstallntofthestipulatedsu thetooreinpossessionofalltheiroldcharters andabraedtheobuilda``cityhall andastrongtoightbekeptprotected againstfirea,eantprotectedagainst futureviolenedfollowers. this,inaverygeneralhappenedduringthe turieshecrusades.itess, thisgradualshiftingofpothecastletothecity.there efighting.afeailorsandjewellerswerekilledand afeoke.butsuurrenceswere notn.alstierceptiblythetoher andthefeudallreaintaintheelves theyoexgechartersofliberty iuforreadyitiesgreheyofferedan asyluorunaheirlibertyafterthey hadlivedanuerofyearsbehiye tobethehoofthereeitsofthe surroundinguntrydistricts.theywereproudof theieportandexpressedtheirpohe hesandpublicbuildingsheyerected aroundtheoldrketplace,uriesbefore thebarterofeggsandsheepandhoneyandsalt hadtakenplace.theyedtheirchildrento haveabetterlifethantheyhadenjoyed theelves.theyhirednkstoetotheircityand beshers.anould paintpicturesuponboardsofapension ifheeaheheirchapelsandtheir totheholyscriptures. anhedrearyanddraftyhallsof hiscastle,sahisupstartsplendouratedthe dayhehadsignedawayasingleoneofhissn rightsandprerogatives.butheownspeople htheirrongboxessheirfingers athitheyen,fullypreparedtoholdthey hadgaihesoftheirbroerastruggle orethanteions. diaevalselfgovent hohepeopleofthecitiesasserted theirrighttobeheardinthe royaluncilsoftheiruntry aslongaspeopleads,ribesofshepherds, allnhadbeenequalandhadbeenresponsibleforthe ...