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As the " king's money " in Louis IX.'s reign was always of the same weight and value, and could be used all over, it was soon preferred to any other, so little by little the nobles ceased to coin any themselves. AS THE KING'S MONEY IN LOUIS THE NINTH REIGN WAS ALWAYS THE SAME WEIGHT AND VALUE AND COULD BE USED ALL OVER IT WAS SOON PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER SO LITTLE BY LITTLE THE NOBLES CEASED TO COIN ANY THEMSELVES
ished trial by combat, and arranged that any person not satisfied with the decree of the superior courts could appeal to him. Some of these cases were tried by this king himself, who often sat under a great oak tree in the forest of Vincennes (vin-senz'), just outside of Paris, so that the poor and humble could approach him without Digitized by Google LOUIS IX. (1226-1270) 133 being intimidated by his officers or by the sight of un- wonted splendor. When Louis could not settle the ques- tion himself, he referred it to an assembly of lawyers, known as the Parliament, where the evidence was carefully weighed. Louis also decreed that forty days should hence- forth elapse between the proclamation and the beginning of any private war. These laws, and many others which he made, are now known as the " Establishments of St. Louis.*' He ar- ranged that the royal coin should be received throughout France, while the money minted by his nobles could be used only within the bounds of their estates.  THE REIGN OF LOUIS THE NINTH LOUIS THE NINTH IS NOTED FOR HIS LOVE OF JUSTICE HE ABOLISHED TRIAL BY COMBAT AND ARRANGED THAT ANY PERSON NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DECREE OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS COULD APPEAL TO HIM SOME OF THESE CASES WERE TRIED BY THE KING HIMSELF WHO OFTEN SAT UNDER A GIANT OAK TREE IN THE FOREST OF VAN SEN JUST OUTSIDE OF PARIS SO THAT THE POOR AND HUMBLE COULD APPROACH HIM WITHOUT BEING INTIMIDATED BY HIS OFFICERS WITH THE SIGHT OF AN UNWONTED SPLENDOR WHEN LOUIS COULD NOT SETTLE THE QUESTION HIMSELF HE REFERRED IT TO AN ASSEMBLY OF LAWYERS KNOWN AS THE PARLIAMENT WHERE THE EVIDENCE WAS CAREFULLY WEIGHED LOUIS ALSO DECREED THAT FORTY DAYS SHOULD HENCEFORTH ELAPSE BETWEEN THE PROCLAMATION AND THE BEGINNING OF ANY PRIVATE WAR THESE LAWS AND MANY OTHERS WHICH HE MADE ARE NOW KNOWN AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT LOUIS HE ARRANGED THAT THE ROYAL COIN SHOULD BE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT FRANCE WHILE THE MONEY MINTED BY HIS NOBLES COULD BE USED ONLY WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THEIR ESTATES
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