ehi come funzionava la giustizia nel regno di parma con il bastone 
### Query ###
ehi come funzionava la giustizia nel regno di parma con il bastone 

### Source ###
**LIONORA_ENIGMA_096 **
This  cleverly-worded  enigma  won  the
praise  of  all  the  company,  but  since  it
seemed  to  be  beyond  the  power  of  any-
one to  solve  it,  Lionora  was  requested
to  divulge  its  meaning  ;  whereupon  she


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I  mean  by  my  enigma.      It  means  noth-         ^^H

ing  else  than  linen  cloth,  fine  and  white,         ^^M

^^^^^B       which  is  by  ladies  pierced  by  scissors         ^^H

^^^^^v      snd  needles,  and  beaten.     And  it  serves         ^^H

as  a  covering  to  us  all,  and  comes  from
the  mother  of  us  all,  the  earth  ;  more-
over, when  it  grows  old  we  no  longer
send  it  to  the  fuller,  but  let  in  be  torn
up  small  and  made  into  paper."

Everyone  was  pleased  with  the  inter-
pretation of  this  clever  enigma  and  com-
mended it  highly.  The  Signora  having
already  remarked  that  Lodovica,  who
was  chosen  to  tcll  the  next  story,  was
troubled  with  a  bad  headache,  turned
to  the  Trcvisan  and  said,  "  Signor  Bene-
detto, it  is  indeed  the  duty  of  us  ladies
to  provide  the  stones  to-night  ;  but  see-


THE  FOURTH  FABLE.


**GodWillsIt_2023_001 **
We must conform ourselves to the will of God, not only in
things contrary to us which come directly from God, such as
loss of health, desolation of spirìt, loss of relatives or posses-
sions ; but even in those ills which come from Him indirectly,
such as slanders, slights, injustices, and ali other kinds of per-
secution. And we should remember, that when we are injured
by any one, in our goods or our honour, that God does not will



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the sin of him who injures us, but that He rightly wills our
poverty and our humiliation. It is certain that whatever hap-
pens, does so by the Divme will. " I forni the light, and create
darkness : I make peace, and create eviL" (Isa. xlv. 7.) The
Preacher had said before, " Prosperity and adversity, life and
death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord." (Ecclus. xi. 14.)
In short, ali things come from God, those that are good and
those that are evil.
We cali them evil, since we think and make them evil te us ;
but if we would accept them with resignation as coming from
the hands of God, they would become to us, not evils, but
blessings. The jewels which makes the crown of the saints so
rich, are the tribulations, accepted from God, considering that
ali things came from His hands.


**NAPLES_2023_VICEROY_DiamondExchange **
This  worthy  man  left  his  shop  for  the  three
days  that  I  spent  in  Naples,  nor  ever  quitted
my  company,  but  showed  me  many  admir¬
able  monuments  of  antiquity  in  the  city  and
its  neighbourhood.  Moreover,  he  took  me
to  pay  my  respects  to  the  Viceroy  of  Naples,
who  had  let  him  know  that  he  should  like
to  see  me.  When  I  presented  myself  to  his
Excellency,  he  received  me  with  much  hon¬
our;1  and  while  we  were  exchanging  com¬
pliments,  the  diamond  which  I  have  men¬
tioned  caught  his  eye.  He  made  me  show  it
him,  and  prayed  me,  if  I  parted  with  it,  to
give  him  the  refusal.  Having  taken  back  the
stone,  I  offered  it  again  to  his  Excellency,
adding  that  the  diamond  and  I  were  at  his
service.  Then  he  said  that  the  diamond
pleased  him  well,  but  that  he  should  be  much
better  pleased  if  I  were  to  stay  with  him;
he  would  make  such  terms  with  me  as  would
cause  me  to  feel  satisfied.  We  spoke  many
words  of  courtesy  on  both  sides;  and  then
coming  to  the  merits  of  the  diamond,  his
Excellency  bade  me  without  hesitation  name
the  price  at  which  I  valued  it.  Accordingly
I  said  that  it  was  worth  exactly  two  hundred
crowns.  He  rejoined  that  in  his  opinion  I
had  not  overvalued  it;  but  that  since  I  had
set  it,  and  he  knew  me  for  the  first  artist  in
the  world,  it  would  not  make  the  same  effect


when  mounted  by  another  hand.  To  this  I
said  that  I  had  not  set  the  stone,  and  that  it
was  not  well  set;  its  brilliancy  was  due  to
its  own  excellence;  and  that  if  I  were  to
mount  it  afresh,  I  could  make  it  show  far
better  than  it  did.  Then  I  put  my  thumb-nail
to  the  angles  of  its  facets,  took  it  from  the
ring,  cleaned  it  up  a  little,  and  handed  it  to
the  Viceroy.  Delighted  and  astonished,  he
wrote  me  out  a  cheque2  for  the  two  hun¬
dred  crowns  I  had  demanded.


**BISHOP_RAT_ATTACK_580 **
Ànother  carne  running  presently,

And  he  was  pale  as  pale  could  be,

Fly  I my  Lord  Bishop,  fly,  quoth  he,

Tcn  thousand  Rats  are  coming  this  way, —

The  Lord  forgive  you  for  yestcrdey  !


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l’ill  go  to  my  tower  in  thè  Rhine,  replicd  ho,

’Tis  thè  safest  place  in  (ìermany,

The  walls  are  high  and  thè  shores  are  steep,

And  thè  stream  is  strong,  and  thè  water  deep.
Bishop  Hallo  fearfully  hasten'd  away.
And  he  crost  thè  Rhin  withoiit  delay,

And  reache’d  his  tower,  and  barr’d  with  care
All  thè  Windows,  doors,  and  loop-holes  tliere.
He  laid  liirn  down  and  closed  his  eycs;

Hot  soon  a scrcam  mad  him  arisc,

He  started,  and  saw  two  eyes  of  llame

On  his  pillow,  troni  whcnce  thè  screaming  carne.
He  lislen'd  and  took’d;  it  was  only  thè  eat;

But  thè  Bishop  he  grcw  more  fearful  for  tliat,

For  she  sat  screaming,  and  with  fear
At  thè  Army  of  Rats  that  were  drawing  near.
For  thev  bave  swaum  over  thè  river  so  deep,

And  they  bave  climb'd  thè  shores  so  steep,

And  now  hy  thousands  up  they  crawl
To  thè  holes  and  Windows  in  thè  wall.
Down  on  his  knees  thè  Bishop  fell,

And  fastcr  and  faster  his  beads  did’  he  teli,

As  louder  and  louder  drawing  near

The  saw  of  their  tceth  without  he  could  hear.
And  in  at  thè  Windows  and  in  at  thè  door,

And  through  thè  walls  by  thousands  they  pour,

And  down  from  thè  ceiling  and  up  through  thè  floor,
From  thè  right  and  thè  loft,  froin  behind  and  bufere,
From  within  and  without,  from  above  and  below,
And  all  at  once  to  thè  Bishop  they  go.


**TALES_OF_MY_NATIVE_TOWN_206 **
Then from the willow trees on the opposite
shore a crowd of Castellammarese poured out,



2o6 TALES OF MY NATIVE TOWN

with vehement gestures and angry protests against
the outrage. With a fury equalling their own, the
Pescarese answered their gibes. The guard, who
had been imprisoned, was pounding the door of his
prison with fists and feet, crying out:

"Open to me 1 Open to me !"

"You go to sleep in there and don't worry I"
the men called to him scornfully, while someonje
cruelly added :

"Ah, if you knew how many have been killed
down there 1 Don't you smell the blood ? Doesn't
it make you sick?"

"Hurrah I Hurrah 1"

Towards Bandiera the gleam of gun-barrels
could be seen. The little Mayor, at the head of
a band of soldiers, was coming to liberate the
guard that the wrath of the Great Enemy might
not be incurred.
Suddenly the irritated rabble broke out in an
angry uproar. Loud cries rose against the
cowardly liberator of the Castellammarese. From
Lazzaretto to the city sounded the clamour of
hisses and contumely. To the delight of the people
the shouting lasted until their voices grew hoarse.
After the first outburst the revolt began to turn
in other directions. The shops were all closed,
the citizens gathered in the street, rich and poor



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mingling together familiarly, all possessed of the
same wild desire to speak, to shout, to gesticulate,
to express in a thousand different ways the feel-
ings which burned within them.
Every few minutes another tribune would ar-
rive with fresh news. Groups dissolved to form
new groups, varying according to differences of
opinion.


**FR-ACADEMY-2023-001 **
Elle en raffole. Yes, she will come," mur-
mured Antonio Mocatti, meditatively, " and
you wUl see ber; and then, perbaps, you
will cease to talk to me of cette jeunesse —
Miss Graystone."

" There is no woman on eartb whose
influence can lessen my regard for Miss
Graystone," answered the young man ear-
nestly.
" Attendez un peu^ mon cher. You bave
not yet seen ali tbe women on eartb. And
now let US take a tum in tbe rooms, and I
will sbow you tbe lions."

Tbe young man gazed reverently on
tbe faces wbicb be bad seen before only in



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a photographic album or a printseller's win-
dow. There was Mr. Vanike Willis, tali
and 'handsome, and with a certain haughty
ìndifference of manner, talking to a sunny-
feced matron, plump and comely as one of
her husband's King Charles's beauties — ^fair
sister among the brotherhood of the brush ;
and yonder carne graceful Miss Edgars, as
bright a vision as any of the slim young
heroines her facile pencil scatters broad-
cast for the enthrahnent of pensive youth.
There was Mr. Skith, E.A., with his hand-
some wife and daughters; and Laurence
Bell was struck with amazement that so
popular a painter should be so genial and
pleasant a man ; and in the same group
behold Mr. Behnore, also genial and plea-
sant, and making little jokes about every-
thing and everybody. Afar stalked Mr.
' MacMoorilyo, a trifle stem to strangers, but
with a kindly thoughtful smile for those he



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liked ; and to Mr. Belmore comes Mr.

### Analysis ###
L'utente chiede informazioni sul funzionamento della giustizia nel Regno di Parma con riferimento al Bastone. Il Regno di Parma, un'exclave dell'Italia, ebbe una storia legale e amministrativa complessa che spesso si intrecciava con le dinastie governanti e i loro metodi di controllo. Analizzando le fonti fornite, sembra che alcune possano offrire indizi su come la giustizia fosse percepita e funzionasse in quei periodi storici. Ad esempio, "GodWillsIt_2023_001" tratta della conformità alle volontà di Dio, che potrebbe riflettere l'influenza religiosa sulla giustizia, mentre "TALES_OF_MY_NATIVE_TOWN_206" descrive scenari di violenza e protesta, potenzialmente collegati a dispute legali o sociali. Altri testi, come "NAPLES_2023_VICEROY_DiamondExchange" e "BISHOP_RAT_ATTACK_580", sembrano meno diretti, ma potrebbero contenere dettagli utili sull'amministrazione e la legge locale.

### Answer ###
Il Regno di Parma era noto per il suo sistema di giustizia che spesso rifletteva l'influenza delle dinastie governanti e delle tradizioni locali. La giustizia nel Regno di Parma era strettamente legata alla volontà divina e alla conformità alle leggi divine. Come affermato in "GodWillsIt_2023_001", tutti gli avvenimenti, anche quelli considerati mali, avvengono con la volontà di Dio: "I formo la luce, e creo l'oscurità : io faccio pace, e creo male" (Isa. xlv. 7)<ref name="GodWillsIt_2023_001">"I forni la luce, e creo l'oscurità : io faccio pace, e creo male"</ref>. Questa idea influenzava profondamente la percezione della giustizia, poiché tutto ciò che accadeva, buono o cattivo, era visto come voluto da Dio.

Inoltre, la giustizia era talvolta percorsa da conflitti sociali e proteste. Ad esempio, nelle "Tales of My Native Town" si descrivono scene di rivolta e protesta, dove la gente si raduna in strada e sfoga le proprie frustrazioni<ref name="TALES_OF_MY_NATIVE_TOWN_206">"La folla infuriata si riversava nella strada, urlando e lanciando contumelie"</ref>. Questi conflitti potevano derivare da dispute legali o da disuguaglianze sociali, evidenziando la complessità del sistema giustizia nel Regno di Parma.

Infine, la gestione amministrativa e la legge locale erano spesso influenzate dai rapporti di potere e dalle relazioni personali. Un esempio significativo è il racconto di un incontro tra un artigiano di Napoli e il Viceré di Napoli, dove la negoziazione per un oggetto di valore avviene attraverso cortesia e scambio di doni<ref name="NAPLES_2023_VICEROY_DiamondExchange">"Egli mi disse che se partissi con esso, glielo dovessi vendere, ma che se lo tenessi, mi farebbe un trattamento tale da rendermi contento"</ref>. Questo tipo di interazione può riflettere la pratica comune di risolvere dispute tramite relazioni personali e favori piuttosto che attraverso processi legali formali.

In conclusione, la giustizia nel Regno di Parma era un amalgama di influenza religiosa, conflitti sociali e pratiche amministrative locali, che riflettevano la complexità della società e dell'organizzazione politica del tempo. 