Sir Arnold de Cervole

Also known as: the archpriest · Role: knight and leader of the forces · First appears: Book 1, Chapter 85

Life events

• Sir Arnold de Cervole gathered armed men and led them into Provence, where they seized towns and castles and pillaged the country.(Book 1, Chapter 85 · 📍 Provence)
  • “About this period, a knight named Sir Arnold de Cervole, but more commonly called the archpriest, collected a large body of men at arms, who came from all parts, seeing that their pay would not be continued in France, and that, since the capture of the king, there was not any probability of their gaining more in that country. They marched first into Provence, where they took many strong towns and castles, and ruined the country by their robberies, as far as Avignon.”
• Pope Innocent VI. and the clergy entered into a treaty with Sir Arnold de Cervole.(Book 1, Chapter 85 · 📍 Avignon)
  • With: Pope Innocent VI.
  • “When the archpriest and his troops had pillaged all the country, the pope and clergy entered into treaty with him.”
• After receiving security, Sir Arnold de Cervole and most of his men entered Avignon and were received with great respect.(Book 1, Chapter 85 · 📍 Avignon)
  • With: Pope Innocent VI.
  • “Having received proper security, he and the greater part of his people entered Avignon, where he was received with as much respect as if he had been son to the King of France.”
• The pope and cardinals granted Sir Arnold de Cervole absolution from all his sins.(Book 1, Chapter 85 · 📍 Avignon)
  • With: Pope Innocent VI.
  • “He dined many times with the pope and cardinals, who gave him absolution from all his sins;”
• The pope and cardinals gave Sir Arnold de Cervole forty thousand crowns to distribute among his companions.(Book 1, Chapter 85 · 📍 Avignon)
  • “at his departure they presented him with forty thousand crowns to distribute among his companions.”
• Sir Arnold de Cervole's men marched away to different places under his direction.(Book 1, Chapter 85)
  • “These men therefore marched away to different places, following, however, the directions of the archpriest.”

Book 1, Chapter 85

• with Pope Innocent VI. (The pope dined with him, granted him absolution, and gave him money to distribute among his companions.) “He dined many times with the pope and cardinals, who gave him absolution from all his sins; and at his departure they presented him with forty thousand crowns to distribute among his companions.”
• with Pope Innocent VI. (They dined together; the pope and cardinals gave Arnold absolution.) “He dined many times with the pope and cardinals, who gave him absolution from all his sins;”

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