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The most noted of these were the Duke of Bouillon, the owner of the small principality of Sedan, who was reduced to obedience by the sight of Sully's formidable train of artillery; and the Marshal Duke of Biron, who, thinking that Henry had not sufficiently rewarded his services, intrigued with Spain and Savoy, and was beheaded for his treason. THE MOST NOTED OF THESE WERE THE DUKE OF BOUAN THE OWNER OF THE SMALL PRINCIPALITY OF SEDAN WHO WAS REDUCED TO OBEDIENCE BY THE SITE OF SULLY'S FORMIDABLE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY AND THE MARTIAL DUKE OF BIRON WHO THINKING THAT HENRY HAD NOT SUFFICIENTLY REWARDED HIS SERVICES INTRIGUED WITH SPAIN AND SAVOY AND WAS BEHEADED FOR HIS TREASON
als, bridges, postal communications, manufactures, extended commerce, all owed their promotion to him, and brought prosperity to the burgher class; and the king was especially endeared to the peasantry by his saying that he hoped for the time when no cottage would be without a good fowl in its pot. The great silk manufactories of southern France chiefly arose under his encouragement, and there was prosperity of every kind. The Church itself was in a far better state than before. Some of the best men of any time were then living--in especial Vincent de Paul, who did much to improve the training of the parochial clergy, and who founded the order of Sisters of Charity, who prevented the misery of the streets of Paris from ever being so frightful as in those days when deserted children became the prey of wolves, dogs, and pigs. The nobles, who had grown into insolence during the wars, either as favourites of Henry III. or as zealous supporters of the Huguenot cause, were subdued and tamed.  COUNTRY ROADS CANALS BRIDGES POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS MANUFACTURES EXTENDED COMMERCE ALL OWED THEIR PROMOTION TO HIM AND BROUGHT PROSPERITY TO THE BURGHER CLASS AND THE KING WAS ESPECIALLY ENDEARED TO THE PEASANTRY BY HIS SAYING THAT HE HOPED FOR THE TIME WHEN NO COTTAGE WOULD BE WITHOUT A GOOD FOWL IN ITS POT THE GREAT SILK MANUFACTORIES OF SOUTHERN FRANCE CHIEFLY AROSE UNDER HIS ENCOURAGEMENT AND THERE WAS PROSPERITY OF EVERY KIND THE CHURCH ITSELF WAS IN A FAR BETTER STATE THAN BEFORE SOME OF THE BEST MEN OF ANY TIME WERE THEN LIVING IN ESPECIAL VINCENT DE PAUL WHO DID MUCH TO IMPROVE THE TRAINING OF THE PAROCHIAL CLERGY AND WHO FOUNDED THE ORDER OF SISTERS OF CHARITY WHO PREVENTED THE MISERY OF THE STREETS OF PARIS FROM EVER BEING SO FRIGHTFUL AS IN THOSE DAYS WHEN DESERTED CHILDREN BECAME THE PREY OF WOLVES DOGS AND PIGS THE NOBLES WHO HAD GROWN INTO INSOLENCE DURING THE WARS EITHER AS FAVORITES OF HENRY THE THIRD OR AS ZEALOUS SUPPORTERS OF THE HUGUENOT CAUSE WERE SUBDUED AND TAMED
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