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The attempt at reform thus ended in talk and murder, and all fell back into the same state of misery and oppression. THE ATTEMPT AT REFORM THUS ENDED IN TALK AND MURDER AND ALL FELL BACK INTO THE SAME STATE OF MISERY AND OPPRESSION
arles, had fled ignominiously from Poitiers, the citizens of Paris hoped to effect a reform, and rose with their provost-marshal, Stephen Marcel, at their head, threatened Charles, and slew two of his officers before his eyes. On their demand the States-General were convoked, and made wholesome regulations as to the manner of collecting the taxes, but no one, except perhaps Marcel, had any real zeal or public spirit. Charles the Bad, of Navarre, who had pretended to espouse their cause, betrayed it; the king declared the decisions of the States-General null and void; and the crafty management of his son prevented any union between the malcontents. The gentry rallied, and put down the Jacquerie with horrible cruelty and revenge. The burghers of Paris found that Charles the Bad only wanted to gain the throne, and Marcel would have proclaimed him; but those who thought him even worse than his cousins of Valois admitted the other Charles, by whom Marcel and his partisans were put to death. RISON AND HIS HEIR CHARLES HAD FLED IGNOMINIOUSLY FROM POITIERS THE CITIZENS OF PARIS HOPED TO EFFECT A REFORM AND ROSE WITH THEIR PROVOST MARSHAL STEPHEN MARSEIL AT THEIR HEAD THREATENED CHARLES AND SLEW TWO OF HIS OFFICERS BEFORE HIS EYES ON THEIR DEMAND THE STATES GENERAL WERE CONVOKED AND MADE WHOLESOME REGULATIONS AS TO THE MANNER OF COLLECTING THE TAXES BUT NO ONE EXCEPT PERHAPS MARCEL HAD ANY REAL ZEAL OR PUBLIC SPIRITRLES THE BAD OF NAVAIN WHO HAD PRETENDED TO ESPOUSE THEIR CAUSE BETRAYED IT THE KING DECLARED THE DECISIONS OF THE STATES GENERAL NULL AND VOID AND THE CRAFTY MANAGEMENT OF HIS SON PREVENTED ANY UNION BETWEEN THE MALCONTENTS THE GENTRY RALLIED AND PUT DOWN THE JACQUERIE WITH HORRIBLE CRUELTY AND REVENGE THE BURGHERS OF PARIS FOUND THAT CHARLES THE BAD ONLY WANTED TO GAIN THE THRONE AND MARSEILLES WOULD HAVE PROCLAIMED HIM BUT THOSE WHO THOUGHT HIM EVEN WORSE THAN HIS COUSINS OF VALOIS ADMITTED THE OTHER CHARLES BY WHOM MARSEILLES AND HIS PARTISANS WERE PUT TO DEATH
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