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The only possibility of doing this was to obtain the aid of one party of nobles against another; and when any unusually flagrant offence had been committed, Louis called together the nobles, bishops, and abbots of his domain, and obtained their consent and assistance in making war on the guilty man, and overthrowing his castle, thus, in some degree, lessening the sense of utter impunity which had caused so many violences and such savage recklessness. THE ONLY POSSIBILITY OF DOING THIS WAS TO OBTAIN THE AID OF ONE PARTY OF NOBLES AGAINST ANOTHER AND WHEN ANY UNUSUALLY FLAGRANT OFFENCE HAD BEEN COMMITTED LOUIS CALLED TOGETHER THE NOBLES BISHOPS AND ABBOTS OF HIS DOMAIN AND OBTAINED THEIR CONSENT AND ASSISTANCE IN MAKING WAR ON THE GUILTY MAN AND OVERTHROWING HIS CASTLE THUS IN SOME DEGREE LESSENING THE SENSE OF UTTER IMPUNITY WHICH HAD CAUSED SO MANY VIOLENCES AND SUCH SAVAGE RECKLESSNESS
ms were either French, Normans, or Aquitanians; and the men of the East called all alike Franks. Two orders of monks, who were also knights, became the permanent defenders of the kingdom--the Knights of St. John, also called Hospitallers, because they also lodged pilgrims and tended the sick; and the Knights Templars. Both had establishments in different countries in Europe, where youths were trained to the rules of their order. The old custom of solemnly girding a young warrior with his sword was developing into a system by which the nobly born man was trained through the ranks of page and squire to full knighthood, and made to take vows which bound him to honourable customs to equals, though, unhappily, no account was taken of his inferiors. 6. Louis VI. and VII.--Philip's son, _Louis VI., or the Fat_, was the first able man whom the line of Hugh Capet had produced since it mounted the throne. He made the first attempt at curbing the nobles, assisted by Suger, the Abbot of St. Denys. PILGRIMS WERE EITHER FRENCH NORMANS OR AQUITANIANS AND THE MEN OF THE EAST CALLED ALL ALIKE FRANKS TWO ORDERS OF MONKS WHO WERE ALSO KNIGHTS BECAME THE PERMANENT DEFENDERS OF THE KINGDOM THE KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOHN ALSO CALLED HOSPITALERS BECAUSE THEY ALSO LODGED PILGRIMS AND TENDED THE SICK AND THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS BOTH HAD ESTABLISHMENTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN EUROPE WHERE THE YOUTHS WERE TRAINED TO THE RULES OF THEIR ORDER THE OLD CUSTOM OF SOLEMNLY GIRDING A YOUNG WARRIOR WITH HIS SWORD WAS DEVELOPING INTO A SYSTEM BY WHICH THE NOBLY BORN MAN WAS TRAINED THROUGH THE RANKS OF PAGE AND SQUIRE TO FULL KNIGHTHOOD AND MADE TO TAKE VOWS WHICH BOUND HIM TO HONOURABLE CUSTOMS TO EQUALS THOUGH UNHAPPILY NO ACCOUNT WAS TAKEN OF HIS INFERIORS SIX LOUIS THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH PHILIP'S SON LOUIS THE SIXTH OR THE FAT WAS THE FIRST ABLE MAN WHOM THE LINE OF HYUCAPPI HAD PRODUCED SINCE IT MOUNTED THE THRONE HE HAD MADE THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT CURBING THE NOBLES ASSISTED BY SUGAR THE ABBOT OF SUNDANIS
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