It was a large flagged courtyard.

Upon one side was the entrance to the castle, one of whose wings also formed a second side to the square.

The side facing this was formed by the wall of the city, and the fourth opened upon a street of the town.

This side of the square was densely filled with citizens, while the men-at-arms of the baron and a large number of knights were gathered behind a scaffold erected in the centre.

Upon this was a block, and by the side stood a headsman.