It is necessary for any society to find a suitable way to support its elderly. There was an unusual way for supporting the old people during the late Middle Ages and early modern Europe. The elderly was likely to make a retirement contract with someone who would like to support him. Of course, the contract was based on the property which the old one should transfer to the supporter. That means the elderly had to accumulate enough property for his old age before his retirement. Otherwise, he or she could not get enough support from his (her) h...