A German collection of sermons lists 28 states (or social classes): I the Pope, II cardinals, III patriarchs, IV bishops, V prelates, VI monks, VII crusaders, VIII lay brothers, IX wandering monks, X secular priests, XI jurists and doctors, XII students, XIII wandering students, XIV nuns, XV the Emperor, XVI kings, XVII princes and counts, XVIII knights, XIX nobles, XX squires, XXI burghers, XXII merchants, XXIII retailers, XXIV heralds, XXV obedient peasants, XXVI rebellious peasants, XXVII women (!), XXVIII preaching friars.
