As early as 1199, the bishop of Metz, in northeastern France, complained to Pope Innocent III that individuals were reading and discussing the Bible in the vernacular.
Kirde - Prantsusmaal asuva Metzi linna piiskop kaebas aastal 1199 paavst Innocentius III - le, et mõningad loevad ja arutavad Piiblit oma emakeeles.