<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika karne za 15 na 16, wafanyabiashara wa hariri wa Lucca walihifadhi amani kwa kukamata majeshi ya adui na kuwapa pesa ili wapite mji.  <response>: In the stormy 15th and 16th centuries, Luccas proserous silk merchants preserved the peace by intercepting enemy armies and paying them to bypass the town. 