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Louis IX. decided in favor of the English king, but also insisted that this tttoharch should obey the Great Charter, and thus respect the rights of the barons. LOUIS THE NINTH DECIDED IN FAVOR OF THE ENGLISH KING BUT ALSO INSISTED THAT THIS MONARCH SHOULD OBEY THE GREAT CHARTER AND THUS RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE BARONS
ducated there, and such learned men as Thomas Aqui'nas, Roger Bacon, and Alber'tus Magnus came there to study. Louis himself Digitized by VjOOQIC 134 OLD FRANCE contributed about one thousand volumes for the library of this institution, a gift of great value in those days. Having purchased the crown of thorns, — the most precious of all Chris- tian relics, — Louis built, near his palace in Paris, a beautiful little shrine, known as the Holy Chapel (Sainte Chapelle), to serve as its place of deposit. During all these years Louis tried to live in peace with his neighbors. He made favorable trea- ties with Spain (1258) and with the English. In fact, such was his fair- ness that he insisted upon giving back to the English some lands to which he thought he had no claim. Because he deemed honesty the best policy, he was often chosen um- pire ill quarrels, not only among his fellow-countrymen, but even by the English barons, when they once got into diffi- culties with their monarch, Henry HI. EN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY TWENTY THOUSAND PUPILS WERE EDUCATED THERE AND SUCH LEARNED MEN AS THOMAS ACQUINUS ROGER BACON AND ALBERTUS MAGNUS CAME THERE TO STUDY LOUIS HIMSELF CONTRIBUTED ABOUT ONE THOUSAND VOLUMES FOR THE LIBRARY OF THIS INSTITUTION A GIFT OF GREAT VALUE IN THOSE DAYS HAVING PURCHASED THE CROWN OF THORNS THE MOST PRECIOUS OF ALL CHRISTIAN RELICS LOUIS BUILT NEAR HIS PALACE IN PARIS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHRINE KNOWN AS THE HOLY CHAPEL SENT SHEPPET TO SERVE AS ITS PLACE OF DEPOSIT DURING ALL THESE YEARS LOUIS TRIED TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH HIS NEIGHBORS HE MADE FAVORABLE TREATIES WITH SPAIN IN TWELVE FIFTY EIGHT AND WITH THE ENGLISH IN FACT SUCH WAS HIS FAIRNESS THAT HE INSISTED UPON GIVING BACK TO THE ENGLISH SOME LANDS TO WHICH HE THOUGHT HE HAD NO CLAIM BECAUSE HE DEEMED HONESTY THE BEST POLICY HE WAS OFTEN CHOSEN UMPIRE IN QUARRELS NOT ONLY AMONG HIS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN BUT EVEN BY THE ENGLISH BARONS WHEN THEY ONCE GOT INTO DIFFICULTIES WITH THEIR MONARCH HENRY THE THIRD
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