The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . tle honor to lose. He was taken a prisoner to Spain, and was only releasedon condition that he should marry the emperors sister—his own wife, whom he had treated shamefully, having(^ied—and should surrender certain territories to the em-peror. He married the lady. But before he left his prisonhe made a secret declaration before a notary that he didnot intend to carry out the rest of his bargain. He saidhe was a prisoner and not free to make a treaty. Fromwhich you may conclude that
The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . tle honor to lose. He was taken a prisoner to Spain, and was only releasedon condition that he should marry the emperors sister—his own wife, whom he had treated shamefully, having(^ied—and should surrender certain territories to the em-peror. He married the lady. But before he left his prisonhe made a secret declaration before a notary that he didnot intend to carry out the rest of his bargain. He saidhe was a prisoner and not free to make a treaty. Fromwhich you may conclude that wherever he lost his honor,it was most certainly lost. 1515-1547] 173 He reigned twenty years longer, and during that periodhe carried on four more wars with the Emperor Charles,in which neither side won much advantage. Between thewars, the two monarchs pretended to love each other likebrothers. Once, Charles asked leave of Francis to crossFrance to go to Ghent, where a rebellion had broken the kings fool heard of it, he made out a list offools with the emperors name at the head. The king, see-. FRAXCIS I 1*74 [1515-1547 ing the list, asked the fool, How if I should let the em-peror go through? Tlien, replied the fool, I should strike out the em-perors name and put yours in its place. Francis let tlie emperor through, for all that. These wars, and the vast sums which the king wastedon his pleasures, brought back the old troubles to theFrench people. The peasants could not till their fieldsproperly ; every penny workingmen made was eaten bytax-gatherers; the crops were short, and the poor peoplelived on bread made of acorns and soup made of women grew thin and pale, and the voice of childrencrying from hunger was heard all over the country. Vastnumbers of women and children died of cold and famine. But the king had always money for new palaces, finebronzes, pictures, and musical instruments ; for jewels ofgold, diamonds, and pearls ; for velvets and silk
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