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The representative assembly of France was called the States General, and consisted of all estates of the realm, but was only summoned in time of emergency. Louis IX. was the first king to bring nobles of the highest rank to submit to the judgment of Parliament when guilty of a crime. THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY OF FRANCE WAS CALLED THE STATES GENERAL AND CONSISTED OF ALL ESTATES OF THE REALM BUT WAS ONLY SUMMONED IN TIME OF EMERGENCY LOUIS THE NINTH WAS THE FIRST KING TO BRING NOBLES OF THE HIGHEST RANK TO SUBMIT TO THE JUDGMENT OF PARLIAMENT WHEN GUILTY OF A CRIME
ame time the order of St. Francis did much to instruct and quicken the consciences of the people; and at the universities--especially that of Paris--a great advance both in thought and learning was made. Louis IX.'s confessor, Henry de Sorbonne, founded, for the study of divinity, the college which was known by his name, and whose decisions were afterwards received as of paramount authority. 9. The Parliament of Paris.--France had a wise ruler in Blanche, and a still better one in her son, _Louis IX._, who is better known as _St. Louis_, and who was a really good and great man. He was the first to establish the Parliament of Paris--a court consisting of the great feudal vassals, lay and ecclesiastical, who held of the king direct, and who had to try all causes. They much disliked giving such attendance, and a certain number of men trained to the law were added to them to guide the decisions. The Parliament was thus only a court of justice and an office for registering wills and edicts.  CHURCH AT THE SAME TIME THE ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS DID MUCH TO INSTRUCT AND QUICKEN THE CONSCIENCES OF THE PEOPLE AND AT THE UNIVERSITIES ESPECIALLY THAT OF PARIS A GREAT ADVANCE BOTH IN THOUGHT AND LEARNING WAS MADE LOUIS THE NINTH CONFESSOR HENRY DE SABON FOUNDED FOR THE STUDY OF DIVINITY THE COLLEGE WHICH WAS KNOWN BY HIS NAME AND WHOSE DECISIONS WERE AFTERWARDS RECEIVED AS OF PARAMOUNT AUTHORITY NINE THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS FRANCE HAD A WISE RULER IN BLANCHE AND A STILL BETTER ONE IN HER SON LOUIS THE NINTH WHO IS BETTER KNOWN AS SAINT LOUIS AND WHO WAS A REALLY GOOD AND GREAT MAN HE WAS THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS A COURT CONSISTING OF THE GREAT FEUDAL VASSALS LAY AND ECCLESIASTICAL WHO HELD OF THE KING DIRECT AND WHO HAD TO TRY ALL CAUSES THEY MUCH DISLIKED GIVING SUCH ATTENDANTS AND A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MEN TRAINED TO THE LAW WERE ADDED TO THEM TO GUIDE THE DECISIONS THE PARLIAMENT WAS THUS ONLY A COURT OF JUSTICE AND AN OFFICE FOR REGISTERING WILLS AND EDICTS
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