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In France, Bernard Gui investigated an alleged 1321 “plot” named for these people, who were accused of stockpiling rotten bread to carry out a mass poisoning. (15[1])According to a legend that emerged in the 15th century, priests would conduct a “Last Mass” for these people which entailed pouring dirt over their heads as they stood in an open grave. The Acts of (*) Sylvester records a tradition in which a ruler who was one of these people rewarded Pope Sylvester I for his assistance. While begging for alms, these residents of “lazar-houses” used the noise of a clapper or bell to attract the attention of passers-by. (-5[2])Baldwin IV of Jerusalem was unable to marry because he was one of these people. For 10 points, name these medieval pariahs, forcibly quarantined (10[1])due to their infectious (10[1])skin diseases. ■END■

ANSWER: lepers [accept sufferers of leprosy or Hansen’s Disease; prompt on the sick] (The ruler in the Acts of Sylvester was Constantine the Great.)
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