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. It is most likely that the bishop was referring to the Waldenses.
سنة ١١٩٩ ،‏ تشكى اسقف مَتْز في شمالي شرقي فرنسا الى البابا إينوسنت الثالث ان افرادا يقرأون ويناقشون الكتاب المقدس باللغة المحلية .‏