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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. 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
ssor of all southern France, save Guienne, which still remained to the English kings. But the whole of the district once peopled by the Albigenses had been so much wasted as never to recover its prosperity, and any cropping up of their opinions was guarded against by the establishment of the Inquisition, which appointed Dominican friars to _inquire_ into and exterminate all that differed from the Church. At the same 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.  THUS BECAME POSSESSOR OF ALL SOUTHERN FRANCE SAVE GUIENNE WHICH STILL REMAINED TO THE ENGLISH KINGS BUT THE WHOLE OF THE DISTRICT ONCE PEOPLED BY THE ALBIJANS HAD BEEN SO MUCH WASTED AS NEVER TO RECOVER ITS PROSPERITY AND ANY CROPPING UP OF THEIR OPINIONS WAS GUARDED AGAINST BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INQUISITION WHICH APPOINTED DOMINICAN FRIARS TO INQUIRE INTO AND EXTERMINATE ALL THAT DIFFERED FROM THE 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
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