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I'm a powerful, wealthy noble in medieval Europe, and I've just permanently lost use of my legs. Wheelchairs won't be invented in Europe until 1595 CE, so what would have been the top-of-the-line conveyance for those with money and without working legs prior to that?

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I'm a powerful, wealthy noble in medieval Europe, and I've just permanently lost use of my legs. Wheelchairs won't be invented in Europe until 1595 CE, so what would have been the top-of-the-line conveyance for those with money and without working legs prior to that?	600