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 THE OLIVISTS PREJUDGED. 71 ever, and we shall see hereafter that in 1325 he was obliged to take refuge with Louis of Bavaria.* The Olivists were not to escape so easily. The day after their arrival they were admitted to audience. Bernard Delicieux ar- gued their case so ably that he could only be answered by accus- ing him of having impeded the Inquisition, and John ordered his arrest. Then Francois Sanche took up the argument, and was ac- cused of having vilified the Order publicly, when John delivered him to the Conventuals, who promptly imprisoned him in a cell next to the latrines. Then Guillaume de Saint-Amand assumed the defence, but the friars accused him of dilapidation and of de- serting the Convent of Narbonne, and John ordered his arrest. Then Geoffroi attempted it, but John interrupted him, saying, "We wonder greatly that you demand the strict observance of the Rule, and yet you wear five gowns." Geoffroi replied, " Holy Father, you are deceived, for, saving your reverence, it is not true that I wear five gowns." John answered hotly, " Then we lie," and ordered Geoffroi to be seized until it could be determined how many gowns he wore. The terrified brethren, seeing that their case was prejudged, fell on their knees, crying, " Holy Father, jus- tice, justice !" and the pope ordered them all to go to the Francis- can convent, to be guarded till he should determine what to do with them. Bernard, Guillaume, and Geoffroi, and some of their comrades were subjected to harsh imprisonment in chains by or- der of the pope. Bernard's fate we have already seen. As to the others, an inquisition was held on them, when all but twenty- five submitted, and were rigorously penanced by the triumphant Conventuals, f The twenty-five recalcitrants were handed over to the Inquisi- tion of Marseilles, under whose jurisdiction they were arrested. The inquisitor was Frere Michel le Moine, one of those who had been degraded and imprisoned by Clement V. on account of their zeal in persecuting the Spirituals. ~Now he was able to glut his revenge. He had ample warrant for whatever he might please to do, for John had not waited to hear the Spirituals before condemn- ing them. As early as February 17, he had ordered the inquisi- 546. f Hist. Tribulat. (Ibid. pp. 145-6).— Ray m. de Fronciacho (lb. 1887, p. 29).
 * Hist. Tribulat. (ubi sup. pp. 143-44, 151-2).— Franz Ehrle, Archiv, 1887, p.