Bardi, Florentine bankers, English customs farmed by the, iii. [340] [note] d.
Barons (in France), occasional assemblages of the, i. 219;
consequences of their non-attendance at the royal council, 222;
they become subject to the monarch, 223;
their privileges curtailed by Philip IV., 226.
See Nobility.
Barristers' fees in the 15th century, iii. [371].
Basle, council of. See [Council].
Beaumanoir, definition of the three conditions of men by, i. 197, 200.
Bedford (duke of), regent for Henry VI., i. 76;
his character, 77;
his successes in France, ib.;
overthrow of his forces by Joan of Arc, 79.
Belgrade, siege and relief of, ii. 106.
Benedict XI. reconciles Philip the Fair to the holy see, ii. 232;
he rescinds the bulls of Boniface VIII., 233.
Benedict XII., purport of his letter to Edward III., i. 51 note;
his rapacity, ii. 237.
Benedict XIII. elected pope by the Avignon cardinals, ii. 242;
deposed by the council of Pisa, 243;
Spain supports him, ib.