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    price.theauthorities,therefore,disuragedrading

    andregulatedthepriceatertswereallowed

    toselltheirgoods.

    theddleagesdislikedpetitioeand

    filltheultitudeofpushing

    hand,when

    richesfoothingandhegoodserfwould

    ehegoldengatesofheavenhebadknightwas

    senttodopehedeepestpitofinfeo

    inshort,thepeopleoftheddleagesosurrender

    partoftheirlibertyofthoughtanda,thatthey

    ghtenjoygreatersafetyfroovertyofthebodyandpoverty

    ofthesoul.

    andhaveryfeions,theydidnotobject.they

    firybelievedthattheyerevisitorsuponthispla

    thattheyore

    iortantlife.deliberatelytheytuedtheirbacksupona

    hsufferingandkednessand

    injustice.theypulleddoheblindsthattheraysofthe

    sunghtnotdistrathatchapterinthe

    apocalypseofthatheavenlylighthwas

    toilluheirhappinessiy.theytriedtoclose

    theireyestostofthejoysoftheheylived

    thattheyghtenjoythoseinthenear

    future.theyacceptedlifeasanecessaryevilanded

    deathasthebeginningofagloriousday.

    thegreeksandtheronshadheredaboutthe

    futurebuthadtriedtoestablishtheirparadiserighthereupon

    thisearth.theyhadsucceededinkinglifeextrelypleasant

    forthoseoftheirfelloenhappentobe

    slaves.theheddleages,

    anbuilthielfaparadisebeyondthehighestclouds

    ahisoavaleoftearsfhandlow,

    forrib.itwas

    tiforthependuluosheotherdire,as

    ishalltellyouichapter.

    diaevaltrade

    hooredethe

    diterraneanabusytreof

    tradeandhohecitiesofthe

    italianpeninsulabecathegreat

    distributingerce

    hasiaandafrica

    therehreegoodreasoaliancitiesshould

    havebeenthefirsttainapositionofgreatiortance

    durieddleages.theitalianpeninsulahadbeen

    settledbyroataveryearlydate.therehadbeenre

    roadsaooreschoolsthananywhereelse

    ineurope.

    thebarbarianshadbuedaslustilyinitalyaselsewhere,

    buttherehadbeensoorehadbeenable

    tosurvive.inthesendplace,thepopelivedinitalyand

    astheheadofavastpoliticale,hownedlandand

    serfsandbuildingsandforestsandriversandnductedurts

    oflaoney.

    thepapalauthoritieshadtobepaidingoldandsilverasdid

    thertsandshipohe

    heeggsandthehorsesandallthericultural

    productsofthenorthabegedintoactual

    e.

    thisdeitalytheoryparative

    abundanceofgoldandsilver.finally,duringthecrusades,

    theitalianbarkation

    fortheostunbelievable

    extent.

    andafterthee

    italiancitiesreihedistributiresforthoseoriental

    goodsupoodepend

    duriheyhadspentinthe.

    ofthesetoousasvenice.venicewas

    arepubliudbank.thitherpeoplefrohe

    inlandhadfledduringtheinvasionsofthebarbariansinthe

    fourthtury.surroundedonallsidesbytheseatheyhad

    ehebusinessofsaltking.salthadbeenvery

    scarceduringtheddleages,andthepricehadbeenhigh.

    forhundredsofyearsvenionopolyof

    thisindispensabletabledityisayindispensable,because

    people,likesheep,fallilluheygetacertainaunt

    ofsaltintheirfood.thepeoplehadusedthisnopolyto

    ihepoestheyhadevendared

    todefythepohepopes.thetohand

    hadbeguntobuildships,radehthe

    orient.duringthecrusades,theseshipsocarry

    passeotheholyland,andhepassengersuld

    notpayfortheirticketsincash,theyohelpthe

    veiansheirlohe

    aegeansea,inasianora.

    bytheendofthefourteeury,thepopulationhad

    groadevehebiggest

    iddleages.thepeoplehoutinfluence

    uponthegoventheprivateaffairofa

    sllnuerofrichrtfalies.theyelectedasenate

    andadogeorduke,buttheactualrulersofthecitywere

    theersofthefausunciloften,aintained

    theelvesofsecret

    serviurderers,chupon

    allcitizensandquietlyrevedthoseightbedangerous

    tothesafetyoftheirhighhandedandunsittee

    ofpublicsafety.

    theotherextreofgovent,adecracyofvery

    turbulenthabits,obefoundinflorehiscity

    ntrolledtheinroadfroortheeuropetoroandused

    thehisfortunateenoc

    positiontoengageinnufacturing.thefloreriedto

    follopleofathens.noblen,priestsanders

    oftheguildsalltookpartinthediscussionsofcivicaffairs.

    thisledtogreatcivicupheaval.peoplewereforeverbeingdivided

    intopoliticalpartiesandthesepartiesfoughteachother

    iesandnfiscated

    theirpossessionsassoonastheyhadgainedavictoryinthe

    unobs,

    theiablehappened.apoilydeitselfster

    ofthecityandgoveedthetohesurroundinguntry

    afterthefashionoftheoldgreek``tyrants.theyalled

    thedici.theearliestdicihadbeenphysisdicus

    islatinforphysi,heheia,butlatertheyhad

    tuedbaheirbanksand

    ...
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