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Although no one ever knew exactly what the papers contained, it was believed that they brought clear proof of this man's guilt, else he would not have been executed so promptly. ALTHOUGH NO ONE EVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PAPERS CONTAINED IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THEY BROUGHT CLEAR PROOF OF THIS MAN'S GUILT ELSE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXECUTED SO PROMPTLY
y all Christian captives should be freed, and the war expenses paid. Then, considering it wiser to relinquish all further attempt to carry on his father's visionary plans, he returned home, to undertake the government of his realm. By the death of many relatives and subjects at Tunis, his crown estates had been greatly increased, and he soon found himself master, in his own right, of about half the land in all France. King Philip, having lost his first wife, married a second, but his barber and favorite, becoming jealous of this lady, soon accused her of practicing magic arts, and of having thereby caused the death of her young stepson. The king foolishly listened to these accusations, and the queen might actually have been burned as a witch, had she not been declared innocent by a " wise woman." Shortly after that, a package of letters was mysteriously brought to the king, who, after reading them, ordered the arrest and execution of the barber, who had hitherto had all his confidence. WITH THE BAY OF TUNIS WHEREBY ALL CHRISTIAN CAPTIVES SHOULD BE FREED AND THE WAR EXPENSES PAID THEN CONSIDERING IT WISER TO RELINQUISH ALL FURTHER ATTEMPT TO CARRY ON HIS FATHER'S VISIONARY PLANS HE RETURNED HOME TO UNDERTAKE THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS REALM BY THE DEATH OF MANY RELATIVES AND SUBJECTS AT TUNIS HIS CROWN ESTATES HAD BEEN GREATLY INCREASED AND HE SOON FOUND HIMSELF MASTER IN HIS OWN RIGHT OF ABOUT HALF THE LAND IN ALL FRANCE KING PHILIPPE HAVING LOST HIS FIRST WIFE MARRIED A SECOND BUT HIS BARBER AND FAVORITE BECOMING JEALOUS OF THIS LADY SOON ACCUSED HER OF PRACTISING MAGIC ARTS AND OF HAVING THEREBY CAUSED THE DEATH OF HER YOUNG STEPSON THE KING FOOLISHLY LISTENED TO THESE ACCUSATIONS AND THE QUEEN MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN BURNED AS A WITCH HAD SHE NOT BEEN DECLARED INNOCENT BY A WISE WOMAN SHORTLY AFTER THAT A PACKAGE OF LETTERS WAS MYSTERIOUSLY BROUGHT TO THE KING WHO AFTER READING THEM ORDERED THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF THE BARBER WHO HAD HITHERTO HAD ALL HIS CONFIDENCE
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