omen,
singing, shouting, and beating 'metallic vessels and iron culinary
instruments' in the street before their masters' house. The Provost and
the Archpriest were sympathetically watching the jovial scene from a
window, until it was disturbed by the appearance of a Capitoul and his
officers, who summoned some of the party to surrender the prohibited
arms which they were wearing. '_Ben Senhor, non fassat_' was the
impudent reply. The Capitoul attempted to arrest one of the offenders;
whereupon the ecclesiastical party made a combined attack upon the
official. Aimery Beranger struck him in the face with a poignard,
cutting off his nose and part of his chin and lips, and knocking out or
breaking no less than eleven teeth. The surgeons deposed that if he
recovered (he eventually did recover) he would never be able to speak
intelligibly. One of the watch was killed outright by Peter de la
Penne. That night the murderer slept, just as if nothing had happened,
in the house of his ecclesiastical masters. The whole household,
masters and servants alike, were, however, surprised by the other
Capitouls and a crowd of 200 citizens, and led off to prison, and the
house is alleged to have been pillaged. The Archbishop's Official
demanded their surrender. In the case of the superior ecclesiastics
this, after a short delay, was granted. But Aimery, who dressed like a
layman in 'divided and striped clothes' and wore a long beard, they
refused to treat as a clerk, though it was afterwards alleged that the
tonsure was plainly discernible upon his head until it was shaved by
order of the Capitouls. Aimery was put to the torture, admitted his
crime, and was sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out by
hanging, after he had had his hand cut off on the scene of the crime,
and been dragged by horses to the place of execution. The Capitouls
were then excommunicated by the Official, and the ecclesiastical side
of the quarrel was eventually transferred to the Roman Court. Before
the Parlement of Paris the University complained of the violation of
the Royal privilege exempting scholars' servants from the ordinary
tribunals. The Capitouls were imprisoned, and after long litigation
sentenced to pay enormous damages to the ruffian's family and erect a
chapel for the good of his soul. The city was condemned for a time to
the forfeiture of all its privileges. The body was cut