the Pastoureaux spread the fear of insurrection that freezes the blood of the privileged in any era when the mob appears. Excommunicated by Pope John XXII, they were finally suppressed when he forbade anyone to provision them on pain of death and sanctioned the use of force against them. That was sufficient, and the Pastoureaux ended like every outbreak of the poor sooner or later in the Middle Ages, with corpses hanging from the trees.
The Pastoureaux, a group that incited fear among the privileged classes during times of mob uprising, were ultimately excommunicated by Pope John XXII. Their insurrection tendencies prompted drastic measures, leading to a papal decree that prohibited anyone from supplying them, with the threat of death for noncompliance. This confrontation showcased the typical response of the ruling elite against popular uprisings in medieval times.
