He governed Sardinia, expelling usurers and restricting the demands made on the Sardinians for the upkeep of himself and his staff. |
Dearth was of such obvious advantage to the usurers that it was commonly believed that they used sorcery to prevent rain from falling. |
Blasphemers, sodomites, and usurers are punished here by the blistering heat. |
This can compel them to decapitalise and make further borrowings from usurers in order to repay the microloan. |
During the thirteenth century the severities against the usurers were not relaxed. |
If you oblige many men to be money-lenders, some will assuredly be usurers. |