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Ignoring his ambassadorial privileges, Philip had him arrested and imprisoned as a French subject, on a charge of treason, heresy, and blasphemy, and sent his chancellor, Peter Flotte, and William de Nogaret, to the Pope, to demand the prelate's degradation and deprivation of his see.
De Flotte and Bancel wished to accompany me, fearing that I should be arrested by the regiment guarding the Bank. The weather was misty and cold, almost dark. This obscurity concealed and helped us. The fog was on our side. As we reached the corner of the Rue de la Vrillière, a group on horseback passed by.
You shall not go on! If you add one word, I shall give the order to fire." "What does that matter to us?" said Schoelcher. At this moment an officer arrived on horseback. It was the major of the regiment. He whispered for a moment to the captain. "Gentlemen! Representatives!" continued the captain, waving his sword, "withdraw, or I shall fire." "Fire!" shouted De Flotte.
One of the soldiers who faced him wished to push him away from the captain, and touched him with his bayonet. The point encountered the book of the addresses of the Representatives, which Schoelcher had in his pocket, and only pierced his clothing. A soldier said to De Flotte, "Citizen, we do not wish to hurt you." Nevertheless a soldier came up to Bruckner and pointed his gun at him.
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