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Philip left a French governor in charge of his newly won estates, but this man was so grasping and tyrannical that he soon provoked a revolt, which broke out in the town of Bruges (broo'jez) one day just as matins were being rung. PHILIPPE LEFT A FRENCH GOVERNOR IN CHARGE OF HIS NEWLY WON ESTATES BUT THIS MAN WAS SO GRASPING AND TYRANNICAL THAT HE SOON PROVOKED A REVOLT WHICH BROKE OUT IN THE TOWN OF BRUGES ONE DAY JUST AS MOTAN'S WAS BEING RUNG
for France, but just then no one dreamed that it could ever make any difference to the country, for the king, besides his fair daughter, had three stalwart sons to continue his race. Philip IV. was well pleased with his new estates in Flanders, where the cities were rich and plenty reigned. Even the wives of common burghers dressed with such magnificence that the queen was heard to remark one day in a very jealous tone, ** Until now, I had thought that I was the only queen, but I see here more than six hundred ! " The customs and fashions of those days were very dif- ferent from what they are now ; we are told, for instance, that even at court parties it was customary for each gentle- uigiTizea Dy vjiOOQlC I40 OLD FRANCE man to eat off the plate of the lady beside him. Ladies then wore very high headdresses richly bejeweled, while the gentlemen were noticeable mainly on account of their shoes, with pointed toes which curved upward and were fastened to their knees by little gilt chains.  DAUGHTER ISABEL THIS MARRIAGE WAS IN TIME TO CAUSE GREAT TROUBLE FOR FRANCE BUT JUST THEN NO ONE DREAMED THAT IT COULD EVER MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE COUNTRY FOR THE KING BESIDES HIS FAIR DAUGHTER HAD THREE STALWART SONS TO CONTINUE HIS RACE PHILIP THE FOURTH WAS WELL PLEASED WITH HIS NEW ESTATES IN FLANDERS WHERE THE CITIES WERE RICH AND PLENTY REIGNED EVEN THE WIVES OF COMMON BURGIERS DRESSED WITH SUCH MAGNIFICENCE THE QUEEN WAS HEARD TO REMARK ONE DAY IN A VERY JEALOUS TONE UNTIL NOW I HAD THOUGHT THAT I WAS THE ONLY QUEEN BUT I SEE HERE MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED THE CUSTOMS AND FASHIONS OF THOSE DAYS WERE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY ARE NOW WE ARE TOLD FOR INSTANCE THAT EVEN AT COURT PARTIES IT WAS CUSTOMARY FOR EACH GENTLEMAN TO EAT OFF THE PLATE OF THE LADY BESIDE HIM LADIES THEN WORE VERY HIGH HEAD DRESSES RICHLY BE JEWELLED WHILE THE GENTLEMEN WERE NOTICEABLE MAINLY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SHOES WITH POINTED TOES WHICH CURVED UPWARD AND WERE FASTENED TO THEIR KNEES BY LITTLE GILT CHAINS
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