course, by the finest blacksmith in Spain!" The fight was on - the champion in blue had his weapons made by various specialists, like the armorer, a farrier, a saddler, and cutler. The fight even went as far as to see who had the better horseshoes on their horses. The knight defending the brown side had all of his weapons specially custom-made by a blacksmith. As the fight went on, the brown side started cheering louder and louder, for it was clear that the knight was winning. Finally the last blow struck. "Ha! You paid five times as much as I did for my armor! From the looks of both, my weapons are far sturdier than any of yours!" shouted the knight, as the champion stared daggers at this daring warrior. The champion called out to his men and led them away from the battlefield, waving his sword and muttering something about ...waiting until they got caught off guard next time.'Working with iron proved to be a very useful and resourceful trade during this time period. To come into battle with high quality equipment would lengthen one's warrantee in the game of life. For a one stop shopping place to buy a variety of weapons, the blacksmith was always at hand to take orders for the customer.Another line of work was found in the clothing department. Fashion depended on whatever the queen felt like wearing and shops had to be prepared for anything new that came out. If the style changed, the first to start copying the design was the seamstress, who made smocks and shirts. The clothing was then sent to the draper for the public to buy. To get a custom -made suit designed to one's particular taste, a tailor was usually called in. The tailor would first go to the mercer to buy wool, silk, and linen to fashion whatever was needed, and from there he would draw out the suit. Work could also be found in and around the home. Well-off members of the gentry almost always had a large estate to maintain, and thus they would be highly likely to employ m...
