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So much was he respected that he was called in to judge between Henry and his barons, respecting the oaths exacted from the king by the Mad Parliament. SO MUCH WAS HE RESPECTED THAT HE WAS CALLED IN TO JUDGE BETWEEN HENRY AND HIS BARONS RESPECTING THE OATHS EXACTED FROM THE KING BY THE MAD PARLIAMENT
as thus only a court of justice and an office for registering wills and edicts. The representative assembly of France was called the States-General, and consisted of all estates of the realm, but was only summoned in time of emergency. Louis IX. was the first king to bring nobles of the highest rank to submit to the judgment of Parliament when guilty of a crime. Enguerrand de Coucy, one of the proudest nobles of France, who had hung two Flemish youths for killing a rabbit, was sentenced to death. The penalty was commuted, but the principle was established. Louis's uprightness and wisdom gained him honour and love everywhere, and he was always remembered as sitting under the great oak at Vincennes, doing equal justice to rich and poor. Louis was equally upright in his dealings with foreign powers. He would not take advantage of the weakness of Henry III. of England to attack his lands in Guienne, though he maintained the right of France to Normandy as having been forfeited by King John. E PARLIAMENT WAS THUS ONLY A COURT OF JUSTICE AND AN OFFICE FOR REGISTERING WILLS AND EDICTS THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY OF FRANCE WAS CALLED THE STATES GENERAL AND CONSISTED OF ALL ESTATES OF THE REALM BUT WAS ONLY SUMMONED IN TIME OF EMERGENCY LOUIS THE NINTH WAS THE FIRST KING TO BRING NOBLES OF THE HIGHEST RANK TO SUBMIT TO THE JUDGMENT OF PARLIAMENT WHEN GUILTY OF A CRIME ONGO HON DE CUSI ONE OF THE PROUDEST NOBLES OF FRANCE WHO HAD HUNG TWO FLEMISH YOUTHS FOR KILLING A RABBIT WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH THE PENALTY WAS COMMUTED BUT THE PRINCIPAL WAS ESTABLISHED LOUIS UPRIGHTNESS AND WISDOM GAINED HIM HONOR AND LOVE EVERYWRE AND HE WAS ALWAYS REMEMBERED AS SITTING UNDER THE GREAT OAK AT VARSENNES DOING EQUAL JUSTICE TO RICH AND POOR LOUIS WAS EQUALLY UPRIGHT IN HIS DEALINGS WITH FOREIGN POWERS HE WOULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WEAKNESS OF HENRY THE THIRD OF ENGLAND TO ATTACK HIS LANDS IN GUIENNE THOUGH HE MAINTAINED THE RIGHT OF FRANCE TO NORMANDY AS HAVING BEEN FORFEITED BY KING JOHN
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