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Title: A popular history of France : from the earliest times
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Guizot, M. (François), 1787-1874
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Publisher: Boston : D. Estes and C.E. Lauriat
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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of Montpellier, thus trying to repair to some extent, forthe kingdom of France, the losses he had caused it. His successor, John II., called the Good, on no other groundthan that he was gay, prodigal, credulous, and devoted to hisfavorites, did nothing but reproduce, with aggravations, thefaults and reverses of his father. He had hardly become kingwhen he witnessed the arrival in Paris of the Constable of France, Raoul, Count of Eu and of Guines, whom Edward III had made prisoner at Caen, and who, after five years captivity,had just obtained, that is, purchased, his liberty. Raoul lost notime in hurrying to the side of the new king, by whom hebelieved himself to be greatly beloved. John, as soon as heperceived him, gave him a look, saying, Count, come this waywith me ; I have to speak with you aside. Right willingly,my lord. The king took him into an apartment, and showinghim a letter, asked, Have you ever, count, seen this letteranywhere but here? The constable appeared astounded and
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JOHN II., CALLED THE GOOD — Page 318. Chap. XX.) THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR. 319 troubled. Ah! wicked traitor, said the king, you have welldeserved death, and, by my fathers soul, it shall assuredly notmiss you ; and he sent him forthwith to prison in the towerof the Louvre. The lords and barons of France were sadlyastonished, says Froissart, for they held the count to be agood man and true, and they humbly prayed the king that hewould be pleased to say wherefore he had imprisoned theircousin, so gentle a knight, who had toiled so much and so muchlost for him and for the kingdom. But the king would not sayanything, save that he would never sleep so long as the Countof Guines was living; and he had him secretly beheaded in thecastle of the Louvre, whether rightly or wrongly; for which theking was greatly blamed, behind his back, by many of the bar-ons of high estate in the kingdom of France, and the dukes andcounts of the border. Two months after this execution, Johngave the office of con

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