or a short space.

Thus died Pedro d'Ortez, Lord of Cartillon.

Leaving the task of getting out his body to those vassals who, greatly
perturbed in spirit, gathered at the spot, we hastened away horrified
at such abominations of Beelzebub as we had witnessed, being for our
fear and little faith made culpable before God, and hoping to
repurchase peace by great penitence.

Report made and rendered to the Most Reverend and Illustrious Father in
God, Laurent, Abbot of the Monastery of Vaux, this the tenth day of
July in the year of grace one thousand five hundred and ninety-six.

(Signed) ANSELMO DI NAPOLI,
JEHAN DE TOURS.

DOCUMENT No. 3

(Concerning Raoul d'Ortez)

Indorsed on back, "Further notes by Abbot of Vaux."

_In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Sanctus Spiritus. Amen._

Further facts having come to my knowledge, in this, the year of grace
one thousand five hundred and eighty nine, which do most gloriously
illustrate the dispensations of a just God, and His visitation of the
sins of the father upon the children of them who hate Him, it is deemed
meet and proper that they be here set down and perpetuated for that
future generations may know the truth; Therefore:

Be it held in everlasting memory, that Pedro d'Ortez, the same who has
been by me beforementioned as of a profane, carnal and blood-guilty
life, living not with the fear of God before his eyes, but filled with
evil at the instigation of the devil:--The said Pedro having at this
period two sons, desired that the elder should, according to secular
law, inherit his title and lands. He desired also, that the younger,
Raoul, might enter the armies of the King. But Raoul, nothing loath,
in so far as the fighting there was concerned, lusted yet for the gold
and acres which were his father's. Pedro, the elder brother, being of
a mild and amiable temper, designed more for the cloister than the
camp, Raoul jested and jibed at him alway for his gentle disposition
and meekness of spirit.

All of these facts being stated and related to me by Brother Julian,
who went betimes to the castle for alms and tithes--which same were
frequent denied and withheld, to the great detriment of our just dues.

One day, after a more than usually violent quarrel between Pedro and
Raoul, their father came suddenly upon them in a retired portion of the
castle grounds. The sight was enough to startle even a man so used to
shedding human blood as had been the L