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When Richard's successor, John, murdered Arthur, the heir of the dukedom of Brittany and claimant of both Anjou and Normandy, Philip took advantage of the general indignation to hold a court of peers, in which John, on his non appearance, was adjudged to have forfeited his fiefs. WHEN RICHARD'S SUCCESSOR JOHN MURDERED ARTHUR THE HEIR OF THE DUKEDOM OF BRITTANY AND CLAIMANT OF BOTH ANJOU AND NORMANDY PHILIP TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE GENERAL INDIGNATION TO HOLD A COURT OF PEERS IN WHICH JOHN ON HIS NON APPEARANCE WAS ADJUDGED TO HAVE FORFEITED HIS THIEFS
tion. Philip was a really able man, making up by address for want of personal courage. He set himself to lower the power of the house of Anjou and increase that of the house of Paris. As a boy he had watched conferences between his father and Henry under the great elm of Gisors, on the borders of Normandy, and seeing his father overreached, he laid up a store of hatred to the rival king. As soon as he had the power, he cut down the elm, which was so large that 300 horsemen could be sheltered under its branches. He supported the sons of Henry II. in their rebellions, and was always the bitter foe of the head of the family. Philip assumed the cross in 1187, on the tidings of the loss of Jerusalem, and in 1190 joined Richard I. of England at Messina, where they wintered, and then sailed for St. Jean d'Acre. After this city was taken, Philip returned to France, where he continued to profit by the crimes and dissensions of the Angevins, and gained, both as their enemy and as King of France. LLY ABLE MAN MAKING UP BY ADDRESS FOR WANT OF PERSONAL COURAGE HE SET HIMSELF TO LOWER THE POWER OF THE HOUSE OF ANGELE AND INCREASE THAT OF THE HOUSE OF PARIS AS A BOY HE HAD WATCHED CONFERENCES BETWEEN HIS FATHER AND HENRY UNDER THE GREAT ELM OF JIZOR ON THE BORDERS OF NORMANDY AND SEEING HIS FATHER OVERREACHED HE LAID UP A STORE OF HATRED TO THE RIVAL KING AS SOON AS HE HAD THE POWER HE CUT DOWN THE ELM WHICH WAS SO LARGE THAT THREE HUNDRED HORSEMEN COULD BE SHELTERED UNDER ITS BRANCHES HE SUPPORTED THE SONS OF HENRY THE SECOND IN THEIR REBELLIONS AND WAS ALWAYS THE BITTER FOE OF THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY PHILIP ASSUMED THE CROSS IN ELEVEN EIGHTY SEVEN ON THE TIDINGS OF THE LOSS OF JERUSALEM AND IN ELEVEN NINETY JOINED RICHARD THE FIRST OF ENGLAND AT MESSINA WHERE THEY WINTERED AND THEN SAILED FOR SAINT GENDAC AFTER THIS CITY WAS TAKEN PHILIP RETURNED TO FRANCE WHERE HE CONTINUED TO PROFIT BY THE CRIMES AND DISSENSIONS OF THE ENJOVAN AND GAINED BOTH AS THEIR ENEMY AND AS KING OF FRANCE
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