Note 4 — Chapter III · MEDIEVAL SPAIN
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Having kicked to pieces the splendid furniture and beaten the Papal chamberlain, he proceeded to threaten to caparison his horse with the rich hangings of the chapel, if the Pope refused him instant Absolution!
Si no me absolveis, el Papa, Seriaos mal contado Que do vuestras ricas ropas Cubriré yo mi caballo! —Wolf and Hofmann, “Cid Ballads.”