The King’s Mirror Year: 1250
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The King’s MirrorYEAR: 1250
The Activities and Habits of a Merchant
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Abstract

Son. I am now in my most vigorous years and have a desire to travel abroad; for I would not venture to seek employment at court before I had observed the customs of other men. Such is my intention at present, unless you should give me other advice. Father. Although I have been a kingsman rather than a merchant, I have no fault to find with that calling, for often the best of men are chosen for it. But much depends on whether the man is more like those who are true merchants, or those who take the merchant’s name but are mere frauds and foisters, buying and selling wrongfully.

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