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All these abuses were complained of; and one of the deputies even told the nobility that if they did not learn to treat the despised classes below them as younger brothers, they would lay up a terrible store of retribution for themselves. ALL THESE ABUSES WERE COMPLAINED OF AND ONE OF THE DEPUTIES EVEN TOLD THE NOBILITY THAT IF THEY DID NOT LEARN TO TREAT THE DESPISED CLASSES BELOW THEM AS YOUNGER BROTHERS THEY WOULD LAY UP A TERRIBLE STORE OF RETRIBUTION FOR THEMSELVES
y undid all that Sully had effected, and took bribes shamelessly. The Prince of Condé tried to overthrow them, and, in hopes of strengthening herself, in 1614 Mary summoned together the States-General. There came 464 members, 132 for the nobles, 140 for the clergy, and 192 for the third estate, _i.e._ the burghers, and these, being mostly lawyers and magistrates from the provinces, were resolved to make their voices heard. Taxation was growing worse and worse. Not only was it confined to the burgher and peasant class, exempting the clergy and the nobles, among which last were included their families to the remotest generation, but it had become the court custom to multiply offices, in order to pension the nobles, and keep them quiet; and this, together with the expenses of the army, made the weight of taxation ruinous. Moreover, the presentation to the civil offices held by lawyers was made hereditary in their families, on payment of a sum down, and of fees at the death of each holder. RINCE OF GONDI TRIED TO OVERTHROW THEM AND IN HOPES OF STRENGTHENING HERSELF IN SIXTEEN FOURTEEN MARY SUMMONED TOGETHER THE STATES GENERAL THERE CAME FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR MEMBERS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO FOR THE NOBLES ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOR THE CLERGY AND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO FOR THE THIRD ESTATE I E THE BURGHERS AND THESE BEING MOSTLY LAWYERS AND MAGISTRATES FROM THE PROVINCES WERE RESOLVED TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD TAXATION WAS GROWING WORSE AND WORSE NOT ONLY WAS IT CONFINED TO THE BURGHER AND PEASANT CLASS EXEMPTING THE CLERGY AND THE NOBLES AMONG WHICH LAST WERE INCLUDED THEIR FAMILIES TO THE REMOTEST GENERATION BUT IT HAD BECOME THE COURT CUSTOM TO MULTIPLY OFFICES IN ORDER TO PENSION THE NOBLES AND KEEP THEM QUIET AND THIS TOGETHER WITH THE EXPENSES OF THE ARMY MADE THE WEIGHT OF TAXATION RUINOUS MOREOVER THE PRESENTATION TO THE CIVIL OFFICES HELD BY LAWYERS WAS MADE HEREDITARY IN THEIR FAMILIES ON PAYMENT OF A SUM DOWN AND OF FEES AT THE DEATH OF EACH HOLDER
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