Membership in one of London's companies could only be achieved after a long apprenticeship Membership in one of London's companies could only be achieved after a long apprenticeship Even if new entrants were following the family line Even if new entrants were following the family line Ensured that unlike many other European trading centers Ensured that unlike many other European trading centers London was run by people who had been engaged in business since they were old enough to work London was run by people who had been engaged in business since they were old enough to work Merchant Adventurers made the wealth from the exportation of cloth to Antwerp and the import of luxury goods Merchant Adventurers made the wealth from the exportation of cloth to Antwerp and the import of luxury goods
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