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The Reformation had led to a considerable revival among the Roman Catholics themselves. The theological colleges established in the last reign had much improved the tone of the clergy. THE REFORMATION HAD LED TO A CONSIDERABLE REVIVAL AMONG THE ROMAN CATHOLICS THEMSELVES THE THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES ESTABLISHED IN THE LAST REIGN HAD MUCH IMPROVED THE TONE OF THE CLERGY
the roads; their horses might be used by royal messengers; their lord's crops had to be got in by their labour gratis, while their own were spoiling; and, in short, the only wonder is how they existed at all. Their hovels and their food were wretched, and any attempt to amend their condition on the part of their lord would have been looked on as betokening dangerous designs, and probably have landed him in the Bastille. The peasants of Brittany--where the old constitution had been less entirely ruined--and those of Anjou were in a less oppressed condition, and in the cities trade flourished. Colbert, the comptroller-general of the finances, was so excellent a manager that the pressure of taxation was endurable in his time, and he promoted new manufactures, such as glass at Cherbourg, cloth at Abbeville, silk at Lyons; he also tried to promote commerce and colonization, and to create a navy. There was a great appearance of prosperity, and in every department there was wonderful ability. ER OF DAYS TO WORK AT THE ROADS THEIR HORSES MIGHT BE USED BY ROYAL MESSENGERS THEIR LORD'S CROPS HAD TO BE GOT IN BY THEIR LABOR GRATIS WHILE THEIR OWN WERE SPOILING AND IN SHORT THE ONLY WONDER IS HOW THEY EXISTED AT ALL THEIR HOVELS AND THEIR FOOD WERE WRETCHED AND ANY ATTEMPT TO AMEND THEIR CONDITION ON THE PART OF THEIR LORD WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKED ON AS BETOKENING DANGEROUS DESIGNS AND PROBABLY HAVE LANDED HIM IN THE BASTILLE THE PEASANTS OF BRITTANY WHERE THE OLD CONSTITUTION HAD BEEN LESS ENTIRELY RUINED AND THOSE OF ANJOU WERE IN A LESS OPPRESSED CONDITION AND IN THE CITIES TRADE FLOURISHED COLBERT THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF THE FINANCES WAS SO EXCELLENT A MANAGER THAT THE PRESSURE OF TAXATION WAS ENDURABLE IN HIS TIME AND HE PROMOTED NEW MANUFACTURES SUCH AS GLASS AT CHERBOURS CLOTH AT ABERVILLE AND SILK AT LEON HE ALSO TRIED TO PROMOTE COMMERCE AND COLONIZATION AND TO CREATE A NAVY THERE WAS A GREAT APPEARANCE OF PROSPERITY AND IN EVERY DEPARTMENT THERE WAS A WONDERFUL ABILITY
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