Autumn 1175
This morning was
a busy one for Tescelin De Brisay, the Count of Castelmirail.
Some drunken robbers were stealing in the market stalls, some women were scared by their cries.
Some drunken robbers were stealing in the market stalls, some women were scared by their cries.
The young Count
and some knights caught the larceners and sent them to the dungeon.
He went to the countryside to inquire about the inhabitants'
requests and to help them. Some
peasants had been plundered during the night. The lord of Castelmirail
offered them a few crowns and food. He ordered his men to find the robbers and
arrest them.
The young man was
loved and respected by all of his people, he had to honor the motto of his
family:
"Chivalry, justice, wisdom"
This was the motto of his great-grandfather, Foulques De Brisay, the first Count of Castelmirail. In 1085, Raymond De Saint Gilles, Duke of Narbonne offered him this lordship for an act of bravery.
"Chivalry, justice, wisdom"
This was the motto of his great-grandfather, Foulques De Brisay, the first Count of Castelmirail. In 1085, Raymond De Saint Gilles, Duke of Narbonne offered him this lordship for an act of bravery.
Tescelin was reading quietly when he heard an unpleasant
voice that he knew too much was shooting at someone. He closed his book and
went to see what the problem was.
