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On their demand the States General were convoked, and made wholesome regulations as to the manner of collecting the taxes, but no one, except perhaps Marcel, had any real zeal or public spirit. ON THEIR DEMAND THE STATES GENERAL WERE CONVOKED AND MADE WHOLESOME REGULATIONS AS TO THE MANNER OF COLLECTING THE TAXES BUT NO ONE EXCEPT PERHAPS MARCEL HAD ANY REAL ZEAL OR PUBLIC SPIRIT
hose who were neither clergy nor nobles, and the general saying was--"Jacques Bonhomme (the nickname for the peasant) has a broad back, let him bear all the burthens." Either by the king, the feudal lords, the clergy, or the bands of men-at-arms who roved through the country, selling themselves to any prince who would employ them, the wretched people were stripped of everything, and used to hide in holes and caves from ill-usage or insult, till they broke out in a rebellion called the Jacquerie, and whenever they could seize a castle revenged themselves, like the brutes they had been made, on those within it. Taxation was so levied by the king's officers as to be frightfully oppressive, and corruption reigned everywhere. As the king was in prison, and his heir, Charles, had fled ignominiously from Poitiers, the citizens of Paris hoped to effect a reform, and rose with their provost-marshal, Stephen Marcel, at their head, threatened Charles, and slew two of his officers before his eyes. PENSES OF THE WAR WAS ONLY PAID BY THOSE WHO WERE NEITHER CLERGY NOR NOBLES AND THE GENERAL SAYING WAS JACQUES BONON THE NICKNAME FOR THE PEASANT HAS ABROAD BACK LET HIM BEAR ALL THE BURTHENS EITHER BY THE KING THE FEUDAL LORDS THE CLERGY OR THE BANDS OF MEN AT ARMS WHO ROVED THROUGH THE COUNTRY SELLING THEMSELVES TO ANY PRINCE WHO WOULD EMPLOY THEM THE WRETCHED PEOPLE WERE STRIPPED OF EVERYTHING AND USED TO HIDE IN HOLES AND CAVES FROM ILL USAGE OR INSULT TILL THEY BROKE OUT IN A REBELLION CALLED THE JACOHOIS AND WHENEVER THEY COULD SEIZE A CASTLE REVENGED THEMSELVES LIKE THE BRUTES THEY HAD BEEN MADE ON THOSE WITHIN IT TAXATION WAS SO LEVIED BY THE KING'S OFFICES AS TO BE FRIGHTFULLY OPPRESSIVE AND CORRUPTION REIGNED EVERYWHERE AS THE KING WAS IN PRISON AND HIS HEIR CHARLES HAD FLED IGNOMINIOUSLY FROM POITIERS THE CITIZENS OF PARIS HOPED TO EFFECT A REFORM AND ROSE WITH THEIR PROVOST MARSHAL STEPHEN MARSEIL AT THEIR HEAD THREATENED CHARLES AND SLEW TWO OF HIS OFFICERS BEFORE HIS EYES
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