Kuttenberg market book Lore Books

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One of the copies of the market book from the Kuttenberg Town Hall. It contains a list of markets and regulations for merchants.

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Book of Markets
Volume II

This is the second volume with a list of Kuttenberg city markets and the regulations related to them.
I: City Markets and Fairs
The largest market in Kuttenberg is the Grain Market, followed by the Lower Market, also called Underlak. Here, meat from cattle and pigs is sold. The third in line is the Upper Market, which opens on the upper side to the wide Merchant Street. There, from the west, you can find smaller markets: the Charcoal Market, Beer Market, Pottery Market, Lead Market, and finally the Salt Market. Further along, there is the large Horse Market, known as Rossmarkt, located under the Gurein Gate. Lastly, in the Lower Town at Hoprink, there is a large charcoal and ore market where traders and miners have long negotiated the price of silver.
II: City Weights
Kuttenberg places great importance on upholding royal law and order. Therefore, anyone can freely verify that they have not been given short weight for the meat sold or mismeasured cloth. For this purpose, there are stamped weights and iron yardsticks in the hall on the ground floor of the town hall. If anyone finds negligence or malintent, they can immediately report the finding to an official, who will promptly rectify the situation in the market.
III: City Gates and Customs
During the reign of the Luxembourg kings, the Upper Town acquired stone walls, and subsequently, a ring of stone and lime also enclosed the Lower Town. Many additional gates were added to the original four main gates. First, to the west is the Gurein Gate, followed by the Tschlau Gate to the north, the Bohemian Gate, and the Klösterle Gate facing Sedletz. To the south is the solitary Hradek Gate and the newest, the grand eastern Kolin Gate. Each gate has its own guild-paid guard, which oversees order and the collection of customs. Under the penalty of losing their goods, merchants are prohibited from entering the city through other gates.