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The gentry rallied, and put down the Jacquerie with horrible cruelty and revenge. THE GENTRY RALLIED AND PUT DOWN THE JACQUERIE WITH HORRIBLE CRUELTY AND REVENGE
age or insult, till they broke out in a rebellion called the Jacquerie, and whenever they could seize a castle revenged themselves, like the brutes they had been made, on those within it. Taxation was so levied by the king's officers as to be frightfully oppressive, and corruption reigned everywhere. As the king was in prison, 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 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. IDE IN HOLES AND CAVES FROM ILL USAGE OR INSULT TILL THEY BROKE OUT IN A REBELLION CALLED THE JACOHOIS AND WHENEVER THEY COULD SEIZE A CASTLE REVENGED THEMSELVES LIKE THE BRUTES THEY HAD BEEN MADE ON THOSE WITHIN IT TAXATION WAS SO LEVIED BY THE KING'S OFFICES AS TO BE FRIGHTFULLY OPPRESSIVE AND CORRUPTION REIGNED EVERYWHERE AS THE KING WAS IN PRISON 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
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