Volume 2 (of 6) by Hippolyte A. Taine]@TWC D-Link book Volume 2 (of 6) 18/51 Hunger is to mark this sudden target out for them. The wheat must be sold at a low price; the price must be cut down and fixed, so that the baker can sell bread at two sous the pound. Grain, flour, wine, salt, and provisions must pay no more duties. Seignorial dues and claims, ecclesiastical tithes, and royal or municipal taxes must no longer exist. On the strength of this idea disturbances broke out on all sides in March, April, and May. |