On notaries (and related officials) in the middle ages, see this[1] painting by Pieter Bruegel from around 1615. Here Bruegel mocks the tax collectors that are

On notaries (and related officials) in the middle ages, see this[1] painting by Pieter Bruegel from around 1615. Here Bruegel mocks the tax collectors that are bamboozling the farmers with paperwork. "The work was boldly socio-critical in its time."[2] [1] https://kunstberatung-zurich.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/brueghel-piet.jpg https://kunstberatung-zurich.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/... [2] https://kunstberatung-zurich.com/pieter-breughel-payment-of-the-tithe-early-1620s/ https://kunstberatung-zurich.com/pieter-breughel-payment-of-...