
Trading and crusading in the Middle Ages
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Is the Papacy Taking a Cup of the Profits?
Sometimes the money exchanged hands. The venetians, for example, pay quite a lot. And for certain licenses that they get. An also the papasy what it does do? I supposed to taking a cup of the profits for itself. So so the papes's basely taking, sort of taking cut of the license, but its it's used for these ostensibly pious a activity sof othe people that are asking for them. We don't know whether they've fulfilled ther ther side of the bargain. Not always. Sometimes i have some information about, you know, merchants,. who are they get they're sort of going on crusade, andd they're unable to pay the
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