 The oldest four corporations were the "drapiers", who made cloth; the "merciers", who made and sold clothing, the "epiciers", who sold food and spices, and the "pelletiers", who made fur garments, but there were many more specialized professions, ranging from shoemakers and jewelers to those who made armor and swords.The guilds strictly limited the number of apprentices in each trade and the number of years of apprenticeship.Certain guilds tended to gather on the same streets, though this was not a strict rule.