In virtue of his pontifical authority he pronounced the anathema, and all the curses of the Old and New Testament, against whoever should in time to come dare to dissolve the commune or infringe its regulations.

Furthermore, in order to give this new pact a stronger warranty, Baudri requested the hing of France.

Louis the Fat, to corroborate it, as they used to say at the time, by his approbation and by the great seal of the crown.

The king consented to this request of the bishop, and that was all the part taken by Louis the Fat in the establishment of the commune of Noyon.

The king's charter is not preserved, but, under the date of 1108, there is extant one of the bishop's own, which may serve to substantiate the account given:-- "Baudri, by the grace of God Bishop of Noyon, to all those who do preserve and go on in the faith: "Most dear brethren, we learn by the example and words of-the holy Fathers, that all good things ought to be committed to writing, for fear lest hereafter they come to be forgotten.