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Even the wives of common burghers dressed with such magnificence that the queen was heard to remark one day in a very jealous tone, ** Until now, I had thought that I was the only queen, but I see here more than six hundred EVEN THE WIVES OF COMMON BURGIERS DRESSED WITH SUCH MAGNIFICENCE THE QUEEN WAS HEARD TO REMARK ONE DAY IN A VERY JEALOUS TONE UNTIL NOW I HAD THOUGHT THAT I WAS THE ONLY QUEEN BUT I SEE HERE MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED
landers. The King of France, however, was clever enough to at- tract the Count of Flanders to Paris, lock him up and keep him a prisoner until he was ready to do whatever his master wished. But, when released, the count tried to avenge himself for this treatment; so Philip, marching against him, besieged his city of Lille (leel). When it finally surrendered, the war came to an end, and it was arranged that while the main part of Flanders should henceforth belong to Philip, Guienne should remain in the hands of the English. To seal this peace, two royal marriages were agreed upon, one of them being between Edward's son and Philip's daughter Isabella. This marriage was, in time, to cause great trouble for France, but just then no one dreamed that it could ever make any difference to the country, for the king, besides his fair daughter, had three stalwart sons to continue his race. Philip IV. was well pleased with his new estates in Flanders, where the cities were rich and plenty reigned. Y MAKING TROUBLE FOR HIM IN FLANDERS THE KING OF FRANCE HOWEVER WAS CLEVER ENOUGH TO ATTRACT THE COUNT OF FLANDERS TO PARIS LOCK HIM UP AND KEEP HIM A PRISONER UNTIL HE WAS READY TO DO WHATEVER HIS MASTER WISHED BUT WHEN RELEASED THE COUNT TRIED TO AVENGE HIMSELF FOR THIS TREATMENT SO PHILIP MARCHING AGAINST HIM BESIEGED THE CITY OF LILLE WHEN IT FINALLY SURRENDERED THE WAR CAME TO AN END AND IT WAS ARRANGED THAT WHILE THE MAIN PART OF FLANDERS SHOULD HENCEFORTH BELONG TO PHILIPPE GUIENNE SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HANDS OF THE ENGLISH TO SEAL THIS PIECE TWO ROYAL MARRIAGES WERE AGREED UPON ONE OF THEM BEING BETWEEN EDWARD'S SON AND PHILIP'S DAUGHTER ISABEL THIS MARRIAGE WAS IN TIME TO CAUSE GREAT TROUBLE FOR FRANCE BUT JUST THEN NO ONE DREAMED THAT IT COULD EVER MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE COUNTRY FOR THE KING BESIDES HIS FAIR DAUGHTER HAD THREE STALWART SONS TO CONTINUE HIS RACE PHILIP THE FOURTH WAS WELL PLEASED WITH HIS NEW ESTATES IN FLANDERS WHERE THE CITIES WERE RICH AND PLENTY REIGNED
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