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Title: Men and manners of old Florence
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Biagi, Guido, 1855-1925
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Publisher: Chicago, A. C. McClurg and co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e place, seekto have as many friends as thou canst, and especiallya priest or friar of good and honest life, and aphysician. Endeavour likewise to obtain the friend-ships of one or more of the great men of the place,not spending too much money upon them, however ;by doing them a little honour, thou, who art a stranger,will incline unto thee any courteous and wise man.See that thou causest such things as will please themto be brought from thine own city and give them untothem once or twice a year ; such things as a finesword, or a fine knife, or bells for a falcon, or jessesor hoods and similar things, or rings or belts, or bagsor silken purses, which may be useful for them or fortheir wives or children. But still more business-like is the technical advicePaolo gives : When thou buyest corn or other grain see thatthe measure be not filled up at one pouring in, forthereby wilt thou lose always one or two per cento.But when thou sellest, then do this, and thy storeof grain will increase.
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THE ANCIENT BOUNDARY OF FLORENCE.(Jrom a miniature of the Biadajolc) \To face page jc). FLORENTINE MIND AND MANNERS 79 If thou hast money to lay out and hast but alittle money, then buy small grain rather than corn,because thou wilt thus gain two soldi upon everybushel of grain the same as though it were corn,and that grain will, cost thee but the third of theprice of corn. Moreover, in times of scarcity thouwilt be able to sell it more easily. If thou buyest other merchandise, buy it whenit fetcheth only a small price and is but seldomasked for, and thou canst not make a mistake ; forin a little while thou wilt sell it to thine advantageand cannot lose thy money. When thou buyest wine, always ask of the manfrom whom thou buyest in what manner he doth mixit and when is the time to put it into new vessels,and do thou the same and the wine will not bespoiled. If thou art engaged in any business and otherletters come tied up together with thine own (inthose days there were neither posts

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