lib._, 29, cap.

97.
[22] Pierre Vidal was at the court of Boniface, Marquis of Montferrat, about 1195, and liked his surroundings so well that he desired to establish himself there.

K.Bartsch, _Piere Vidal's Lieder_, Berlin, 1857, n.41.Ern.Monaci, _Testi antichi provenzali_, Rome, 1889, col.67.One should read this piece to have an idea of the fervor with which this poet shared the hopes of Italy and desired its independence.

This political note is found again in a _tenzon_ of Manfred II.

Lancia, addressed to Pierre Vidal.