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Not only was it confined to the burgher and peasant class, exempting the clergy and the nobles, among which last were included their families to the remotest generation, but it had become the court custom to multiply offices, in order to pension the nobles, and keep them quiet; and this, together with the expenses of the army, made the weight of taxation ruinous. NOT ONLY WAS IT CONFINED TO THE BURGHER AND PEASANT CLASS EXEMPTING THE CLERGY AND THE NOBLES AMONG WHICH LAST WERE INCLUDED THEIR FAMILIES TO THE REMOTEST GENERATION BUT IT HAD BECOME THE COURT CUSTOM TO MULTIPLY OFFICES IN ORDER TO PENSION THE NOBLES AND KEEP THEM QUIET AND THIS TOGETHER WITH THE EXPENSES OF THE ARMY MADE THE WEIGHT OF TAXATION RUINOUS
d much to confirm the already low standard that prevailed among princes and nobles in France. 12. The States-General of 1614.--Henry's second wife, Mary de' Medici, became regent, for her son, _Louis XIII._, was only ten years old, and indeed his character was so weak that his whole reign was only one long minority. Mary de' Medici was entirely under the dominion of an Italian favourite named Concini, and his wife, and their whole endeavour was to amass riches for themselves and keep the young king in helpless ignorance, while they undid all that Sully had effected, and took bribes shamelessly. The Prince of Condé tried to overthrow them, and, in hopes of strengthening herself, in 1614 Mary summoned together the States-General. There came 464 members, 132 for the nobles, 140 for the clergy, and 192 for the third estate, _i.e._ the burghers, and these, being mostly lawyers and magistrates from the provinces, were resolved to make their voices heard. Taxation was growing worse and worse.  IN FRANCE TWELVE THE STATES GENERAL OF SIXTEEN FOURTEEN HENRY'S SECOND WIFE MARY DE MEDICI BECAME REGENT FOR HER SON LOUIS THIRTEEN WAS ONLY TEN YEARS OLD AND INDEED HIS CHARACTER WAS SO WEAK THAT HIS WHOLE REIGN WAS ONLY ONE LONG MINORITY MARY DE MEDICI WAS ENTIRELY UNDER THE DOMINION OF AN ITALIAN FAVORITE NAMED CONSINI AND HIS WIFE AND THEIR WHOLE ENDEAVOUR WAS TO AMASS RICHES FOR THEMSELVES AND KEEP THE YOUNG KING IN HELPLESS IGNORANCE WHILE THEY UNDID ALL THAT SULIH HAD AFFECTED AND TOOK BRIBES SHAMELESSLY THE PRINCE OF GONDI TRIED TO OVERTHROW THEM AND IN HOPES OF STRENGTHENING HERSELF IN SIXTEEN FOURTEEN MARY SUMMONED TOGETHER THE STATES GENERAL THERE CAME FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR MEMBERS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO FOR THE NOBLES ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOR THE CLERGY AND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO FOR THE THIRD ESTATE I E THE BURGHERS AND THESE BEING MOSTLY LAWYERS AND MAGISTRATES FROM THE PROVINCES WERE RESOLVED TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD TAXATION WAS GROWING WORSE AND WORSE
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