1 6 6 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁B esse , ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁he ▁received ▁sc rap ▁of ▁par ch ment ▁from ▁a ▁pre b end ary ▁of ▁Saint - Ét ienne ▁de ▁Toul ouse . ▁He ▁published ▁it ▁eight ▁years ▁later ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" Char te ▁de ▁N iqu inta " ▁in ▁a ▁three - page ▁append ix ▁to ▁his ▁Histoire ▁des ▁du cs , ▁mar quis ▁et ▁com tes ▁de ▁Nar bon ne . ▁The ▁poor ly ▁written ▁" char ter " ▁pur ports ▁to ▁be ▁extract s ▁from ▁three ▁Latin ▁documents ▁copied ▁by ▁Pe ire ▁Pol han ▁and ▁Pe ire ▁Iz arn ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 3 ▁or ▁ 1 2 3 3 . ▁These ▁record ▁a ▁C ath ar ▁council ▁held ▁at ▁Saint - F éli x - de - Car aman ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 7 , ▁a ▁ser mon ▁given ▁by ▁a ▁papa ▁( or ▁po pe ) ▁named ▁N iqu inta ▁( N ic et as ) ▁at ▁this ▁council ▁and ▁the ▁dem arc ation ▁of ▁boundaries ▁of ▁new ▁C ath ar ▁dioc eses ▁in ▁Toul ouse , ▁Car c ass onne ▁and ▁A gen . ▁The ▁original ▁par ch ment ▁is ▁lost . ▁Although ▁many ▁histor ians ▁have ▁l ent ▁great ▁weight ▁to ▁the ▁" Char te ▁de ▁N iqu inta ", ▁others ▁have ▁label led ▁it ▁a ▁forg ery , ▁either ▁of ▁B esse ▁himself ▁or ▁of ▁Pe ire ▁Pol han ▁and ▁Pe ire ▁Iz arn ▁in