OK...it's Saturday, I'm tired, but I got this, and just had
to pass it on...

These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they
opened up a
small florist shop to raise the funds.

Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men in the
really cute
robes, the rival florist across town thought the competition
was unfair. He
asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He
went back
and begged the friars to close.  They ignored him.  He asked
his mother to
go and ask the friars to get out of business. They ignored
her too.


So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest
and most
vicious thug in town, to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat
up the friars
and
trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't
close shop. They did
close the shop.

Which tells you that...

Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.