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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. 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
hing often cause blindness. Louis also encouraged one of his counselors, Robert de Sorbon (de sor-b6N'), to leave his fortune to found a school for poor students in theology. This institution is still known as the " Sorbonne " (s5r-b6n'), and is now the center of public instruction in France. Even in the thirteenth century, twenty thousand pupils were educated 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. HT IN THE HOLY LAND WHERE HOT SAND GLARING LIGHT AND LACK OF SUFFICIENT WATER FOR BATHING OFTEN CAUSED BLINDNESS LOUIS ALSO ENCOURAGED ONE OF HIS COUNCILLORS ROBERT DET SORBON TO LEAVE HIS FORTUNE FOUND A SCHOOL FOR POOR STUDENTS IN THEOLOGY THIS INSTITUTION IS STILL KNOWN AS THE SORBONNE AND IS NOW THE CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN FRANCE EVEN 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
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