The Florentine guilds from the twelfth to the sixteenth century, with one notable exception to be referred to hereafter, represent the high-water mark in the history of these great mediaeval institutions. But the formation of guilds was not confined to the city-states of Tuscany, England, France, Germany, Spain and other parts of Italy were the seats of these effective corporations,
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