These important acts met with no opposition even from the citizens who subsequently so sturdily resisted the rules of discipline. There was however a certain show of opposition, but it was in mere sport. The high-spirited youth of the town, easily excited, indulged in laughter and sarcasm. They were especially annoyed at the zeal of the syndic Porral, which crossed them in their pastimes; and when new syndics had been elected, February 4, and Porral went out of office, these youngsters began the next day to _play at Picca-Porral_. They wore in the hat, as a badge, a leek (_porreau_), and served at their feasts a dish of leeks. Each of them would prick the _porral_ with abundance of jests. ‘Légier Beschaut and some other young men of the town’ were imprisoned, February 5, for this sport.[462] Porral requested Farel to accompany him to the prison, for the purpose of admonishing them. But the young folk did not profit by it. Some have called them frolicsome, others dissolute. We think that the former term is the most fitting. As the council saw in the proceedings of the young culprits, says a contemporary,[463] more of youth and foolishness than of malicious intention, they set them at liberty four days after their arrest, under promise to appear again when required. It is very likely that Porral had acted with a little too much rigor in this affair. [Sidenote: CALVIN’S REQUIREMENTS.] The Genevese people testified their hearty acceptance of this Christian constitution by electing, February 5, syndics devoted to the Reformation. Other candidates of note were rejected. It was acknowledged that the equality of the citizens was established by this constitution, the rules applying to all alike, ‘and families of the highest distinction being bound to submit like other people.’ This gratified the commonalty. Calvin, however, did not indulge in illusions. He was afraid that a certain number of citizens, and even some of the highest eminence, would oppose the Reform; and he urgently required that all should be called upon to profess it. ‘In default of this,’ he said, ‘he would stay no longer at Geneva.’[464] What he had presented was for the benefit of all. If all would not accept it, he would go away, for he had no intention of invading or usurping by force or by fraud. On March 13, the council resolved to see to the Lord’s Supper, and to the observance of the other articles.[465] On April 17 it was decreed that a syndic, the captain of the quarter, and the tithing men (_dizeniers_) should visit all the houses of the tithings (_dizaines_) to propose the articles respecting the faith. On the 27th of the same month it was resolved to print the confession of faith, and to furnish a sufficient number of copies to the tithing men for the inhabitants of their tithings, in order that when the people should be visited they might be better instructed and well informed.[466] Each man should know what he was going to do; there must be no surprise.