Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . lace, the governrhent enforced thedecisions of the guilds. Lastly, the guilds were confined to the old-established industries which were still carried on, as they had beenduring the Middle Ages, on a small scale in the masters house. In spite, however, of the seeming strength of the guilds, they Decline ofwere really giving way before the entirely new conditions whichhad arisen. Thoughtful persons disapproved of them on theground that they hampered industr
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . lace, the governrhent enforced thedecisions of the guilds. Lastly, the guilds were confined to the old-established industries which were still carried on, as they had beenduring the Middle Ages, on a small scale in the masters house. In spite, however, of the seeming strength of the guilds, they Decline ofwere really giving way before the entirely new conditions whichhad arisen. Thoughtful persons disapproved of them on theground that they hampered industry and prevented progressby their outworn restrictions. In many towns the regulationswere evaded or had broken down altogether, so that enter-prising workmen and dealers carried on their business as theypleased. Then, as we have said, it was only the old industriesthat were included in the guild System. The Nobility and the Monarchy 93. Not only had the medieval manor and the medievalguilds maintained themselves down into the eighteenth century,but the successors of the feudal lords continued to exist as a 450 Medieval and Modem Times. Fig. 125. A Noble Family of the Old Mgijie Extravagance in dress, of which the men were as guilty as the women,was largely due to the influence of court life, where so many nobleswere rivaling each other in display. This brought hardship to thepeople on their estates in the country, since they had to i„u ;?ort theirmastersexpenses ^ -~- conspicuous and powerful class. They enjoyed various privi-leges and distinctions denied to the ordinary citizen, althoughthey were, of course, shorn of the great power that the moreimportant dukes and counts had enjoyed in the Middle Ages,when they ruled over vast tracts, could summon their vassals General Conditions in the Eighteenth Century 451 to assist them in their constant wars with their neighbors, anddared defy even the authority of the king himself. The English, French, and Spanish kings had gradually s
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