This passage refers to the Peace of Westphalia, but is should be noted that taken out of context it could be referring to several different things within that topic itself.
Answer:
writing the principaia mathematica
Explanation:
<span> Sicily was the first overseas area to come under Roman control, acquired after the end of the First Punic War in 241 BC.</span>
The lines from The Canterbury Tales about the pardoner describes how he seems to have lots of money, enough to buy a hat with nice material with a nice fat wallet of pardons. This suggests that the pardoner is corrupt because in the time period Chaucer is writing, one could sell "pardons." You can conclude that the pardoner makes his money from selling holy forgiveness in the form of "pardons."
