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Good idea! Once you're at the market in the burgh, be sure to haggle and get a good deal for your goods.

Drawing of leather shoes

Keep it in the family

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At the local burgh market, you sell the wool and leather.

The leather is bought by a local craftsman who will use it to make shoes.

The wool is bought by another merchant who is collecting together a large cargo to trade overseas. Not only does he offer you a good price but a great idea!

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the outcome
Shoes and boots
Leather objects from the past very rarely survive. Drawing of how a leather shoe may have looked in the 13th and 14th century.
The Burgess - Making money in the burgh
Shoes and boots, dating from the 14th century, found in Aberdeen.