The Battle Fought out in the University of Paris 281 Victory of the Mendicants.--Unappeasable Hostility 289 Degeneracy of the Orders 294 Their Activity as Missionaries 297 Their Functions as Inquisitors 299 Inveterate Hostility between the Orders 302 CHAPTER VII.--THE INQUISITION FOUNDED. Uncertainty in the Discovery and Punishment of Heretics 305 Growth of Episcopal Jurisdiction 308 Procedure in Episcopal Courts.--The Inquisitorial Process 309 System of Inquests 311 Efforts to Establish an Episcopal Inquisition 313 Endeavor to Create a Legatine Inquisition 315 Fitness of the Mendicant Orders for the Work 318 Secular Legislation for Suppression of Heresy 319 Edict of Gregory XI. in 1231.--Secular Inquisition Tried 324 Tentative Introduction of Papal Inquisitors 326 Dominicans Invested with Inquisitorial Functions 328 Episcopal Functions not Superseded 330 Struggle between Bishops and Inquisitors 332 Settlement when Inquisition Becomes Permanent 335 Control Given to Inquisitors in Italy; in France; in Aragon 336 All Opposing Legislation Annulled 341 All Social Forces Placed at Command of Inquisition 342 Absence of Supervision and Accountability 343 Extent of Jurisdiction 347 Penalty of Impeding the Inquisition 349 Fruitless Rivalry of the Bishops 350 Limits of Extension of the Inquisition 351 The Northern Nations Virtually Exempt 352 Africa and the East 355 Vicissitudes of Episcopal Inquisition 356 Greater Efficiency of the Papal Inquisition 364 Bernard Gui's Model Inquisitor 367 CHAPTER VIII.--ORGANIZATION. Simplicity of the Inquisition 369 Inquisitorial Districts.--Itinerant Inquests 370 Time of Grace.--Its Efficiency 371 Buildings and Prisons 373 _Personnel_ of the Tribunal 374 The Records.--Their Completeness and Importance 379