Frère Bernard Délicieux 75 Renewed Troubles.--Philippe Sends Jean de Pequigny 77 Philippe Tries to Reform the Inquisition 79 Troubles at Albi.--Conflict between Church and State 82 Philippe Visits Languedoc.--His Plan of Reform 86 Despair at Carcassonne.--Treasonable Projects 88 Appeal to Clement V.--Investigation 92 Abuses Recognized.--Reforms of Council of Vienne 94 Election of John XXII. 98 The Inquisition Triumphs.--Fate of Bernard Délicieux 99 Recrudescence of Heresy.--Pierre Autier 104 Bernard Gui Extirpates Catharism 107 Case of Limoux Noir 108 Results of the Triumph of the Inquisition 109 Political Effects of Confiscation 110 CHAPTER II.--FRANCE. Inquisition Introduced in 1233 by Frère Robert le Bugre 113 Opposed by the Prelates.--Encouraged by St. Louis 115 Robert’s Insane Massacres and Punishment 116 Inquisition Organized.--Its Activity in 1248 117 Slender Records of its Proceedings 120 Paris _Auto de fé_ in 1310.--Marguerite la Porete 123 Gradual Decadence.--Case of Hugues Aubriot 125 The Parlement Assumes Superior Jurisdiction 130 The University of Paris Supplants the Inquisition 135 Moribund Activity during the Fifteenth Century 138 Attempt to Resuscitate it in 1451 140 It Falls into utter Discredit 144 The French Waldenses.--Their Number and Organization 145 Intermittent Persecution.--Their Doctrines 147 François Borel and Gregory XI. 152 Renewed Persecutions in 1432 and 1441 157 Protected by Louis XI.--Humiliation of the Inquisition 158 Alternations of Toleration and Persecution 159 CHAPTER III.--THE SPANISH PENINSULA. ARAGON.--Unimportance of Heresy there 162 Episcopal and Lay Inquisition Tried in 1233 163 Papal Inquisition Introduced.--Navarre Included 165 Delay in Organization 167 Greater Vigor in the Fourteenth Century 169 Dispute over the Blood of Christ 171