But Baiothnoi, chief captain of the Tartarian army (for they were not admitted to speak with the great cham himself), cried quits with this friar, outvying him with the greatness and divinity of their cham; and send back by them a blunt letter.
(kam) The sovereign prince of Tartary, now written, khan Fetch you a hair off the great Cham's beard - Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing, ii 1 The great Cham of Literature Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Chambre Ardente (French), A lighted chamber (A darkened court) Before the Revolution, certain offences in France were tried in a court from which daylight was excluded, and the only light admitted was by torches These inquisitorial courts were devised by Cardinal Lorraine The first was held in the reign of Francois I , for trying heretics Brinvilliers and his associates were tried in a darkened court in 1680 Another was held in 1716, during the regency When judges were ashamed to be seen, prisoners could not expect much leniency