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Throughout the struggles between the Popes and the Emperor Frederick II., Louis would not be induced to assist in a persecution of the Emperor which he considered unjust, nor permit one of his sons to accept the kingdom of Apulia and Sicily, when the Pope declared that Frederick had forfeited it. THROUGHOUT THE STRUGGLES BETWEEN THE POPES AND THE EMPEROR FRIEDRICH THE SECOND LOUIS WOULD NOT BE INDUCED TO ASSIST IN A PERSECUTION OF THE EMPEROR WHICH HE CONSIDERED UNJUST NOR PERMIT ONE OF HIS SONS TO ACCEPT THE KINGDOM OF APULIA AND SICILY WHEN THE POPE DECLARED THAT FRIEDRICH HAD FORFEITED IT
nce, who had hung two Flemish youths for killing a rabbit, was sentenced to death. The penalty was commuted, but the principle was established. Louis's uprightness and wisdom gained him honour and love everywhere, and he was always remembered as sitting under the great oak at Vincennes, doing equal justice to rich and poor. Louis was equally upright in his dealings with foreign powers. He would not take advantage of the weakness of Henry III. of England to attack his lands in Guienne, though he maintained the right of France to Normandy as having been forfeited by King John. So much was he respected that he was called in to judge between Henry and his barons, respecting the oaths exacted from the king by the Mad Parliament. His decision in favour of Henry was probably an honest one; but he was misled by the very different relations of the French and English kings to their nobles, who in France maintained lawlessness and violence, while in England they were struggling for law and order. DEST NOBLES OF FRANCE WHO HAD HUNG TWO FLEMISH YOUTHS FOR KILLING A RABBIT WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH THE PENALTY WAS COMMUTED BUT THE PRINCIPAL WAS ESTABLISHED LOUIS UPRIGHTNESS AND WISDOM GAINED HIM HONOR AND LOVE EVERYWRE AND HE WAS ALWAYS REMEMBERED AS SITTING UNDER THE GREAT OAK AT VARSENNES DOING EQUAL JUSTICE TO RICH AND POOR LOUIS WAS EQUALLY UPRIGHT IN HIS DEALINGS WITH FOREIGN POWERS HE WOULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WEAKNESS OF HENRY THE THIRD OF ENGLAND TO ATTACK HIS LANDS IN GUIENNE THOUGH HE MAINTAINED THE RIGHT OF FRANCE TO NORMANDY AS HAVING BEEN FORFEITED BY KING JOHN SO MUCH WAS HE RESPECTED THAT HE WAS CALLED IN TO JUDGE BETWEEN HENRY AND HIS BARONS RESPECTING THE OATHS EXACTED FROM THE KING BY THE MAD PARLIAMENT HIS DECISION IN FAVOR OF HENRY WAS PROBABLY AN HONEST ONE BUT HE WAS MISLED BY THE VERY DIFFERENT RELATIONS OF THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH KINGS TO THEIR NOBLES WHO IN FRANCE MAINTAINED LAWLESSNESS AND VIOLENCE WHILE IN ENGLAND THEY WERE STRUGGLING FOR LAW AND ORDER
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