In 1265, the Anziani [government] of Padua wanted to force the Bishop to pay, for his churches, a part of the taxes intended to straighten up the streets and to fludify traffic in the city; the Bishop refused to comply with these demands, which he considered unbearable, and in 1277 the municipal authorities ended up forbidding all clergymen to use the public roads and bridges ; in 1289 the Church declared the excommunication of the municipality.
Excerpt from “La Ville au Moyen Age en Occident” by Jacques Heers
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