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 106 GUGLIELMA AND DOLCINO. to give them food on account of their religious aspect and unusual dress. Pedro de Lugo (Galicia), who abjured before the Inquisition of Toulouse in 1322, testified that he had been inducted in the sect twenty years previous by Richard, an Apostle from Alessandria in Lombardy, who was busily spreading the heresy beyond Compos- tella* Xot withstanding the veneration felt by the brethren for Sega- relli he steadily refused to assume the headship of the Order, say- ing that each must bear his own burden. Had he been an active organizer, with the material at his disposition, he might have given the Church much trouble, but he was inert and indisposed to aban- don his contemplative self-indulgence. He seems to have hesitated somewhat as to the form which the association should assume, and consulted Alberto of Parma, one of the seven notaries of the curia, whether they should select a superior. Alberto referred him to the Cistercian Abbot of Fontanaviva, who advised that they should not found houses, but should continue to wander over the land wrapped in their mantles, and they would not fail of shelter by the charitable. Segarelli was nothing loath to follow his counsel, but a more energetic spirit was found in Guidone Putagi, brother of the Podesta of Bologna, who entered the Order with his sister Tripia. Finding that Segarelli would not govern, he seized com- mand and for many years conducted affairs, but he gave offence by abandoning the poverty which was the essence of the associa- tion. He lived splendidly, we are told, with many horses, lavish- ing money like a cardinal or papal legate, till the brethren grew tired and elected Matteo of Ancona as his successor. This led to a split. Guidone retained possession of the person of Segarelli, and carried him to Faenza. Matteo's followers came there and endeavored to seize Segarelli by force ; the two parties came to blows and the Anconitans were defeated. Guidone, however, was so much alarmed for his safety that he left the Apostles and joined the Templars. f Bishop Opizo of Parma, a nephew of Innocent IV., had a liking cil. Herbipolens. ann. 1287 (Harduin. VII. 1141).— Lib. Sententt. Inq. Tolosan. p. 360. t Salimbene, pp. 114-16.
 * Concil. Lugdun. ann. 1274 c. 23.— Salimbene, pp. 117, 119, 329-30.— Con-