Basoche

Bazoche, also: Basoche (. Frz. of gr - lat " Basilica ") was a guild of the clerk of the court ( lawyer Tight aids: Les clercs de la Bazoche ) in France who resided in one of the royal palaces in Paris. The beginnings of the guild reach far back into the Middle Ages, its history essentially ends in the French Revolution by decree of 13 February 1791.

The Bazoche is not least for this reason have become famous because they used a lent her in 1303 royal privilege to perform religious performances to bring every year mostly satirical plays on the stage.

In today's French is " Basoche " a pejorative term for legal transactions as a whole.

Background

Being based on that of King Philip III. conferred privilege for the performance of sacred spectacles, the Bazoche formed its own genus allegorical moral games from the " moralites ". Later Sottien and farces were also listed. A particularly outstanding farce is the ( comic ) process " Pathelin " (1480 premiere ). In this drama, the Company made ​​fun of the weaknesses of their own state. The satirical goings had a number of prohibitions result that eventually give 1540 in the revocation of the license, dramatic representations culminated. During the reign of Louis XII. had the Bazoche their heyday: Although not itself spared from satire, allowed Louis XII. the Bazoche in 1500 even their stage on the famous Table de marbre in the Palace of Justice aufzuschlagen.