. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. Ship of the Tenth Century. 56 HISTORY OF FRANCE*. Hugh Capet. CHAPTER VII. FROM THE ACCESSION OF HUGH CAPET TO THE FIRST CRUSADE. Ill hap attendThat worst of traitors, a perfidious friend!Loyal in guise, his serpent-coil he windsRound the frank singleness of noble minds. Wat. 1. The abilities of Hugh Capet did not rise aboveqnJ the standard of mediocrity, but he possessed a greatshare of strong sound sense, and that practical know-ledge which is commonly called worldly wisdom. Perceivingthe vast influence of t
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. Ship of the Tenth Century. 56 HISTORY OF FRANCE*. Hugh Capet. CHAPTER VII. FROM THE ACCESSION OF HUGH CAPET TO THE FIRST CRUSADE. Ill hap attendThat worst of traitors, a perfidious friend!Loyal in guise, his serpent-coil he windsRound the frank singleness of noble minds. Wat. 1. The abilities of Hugh Capet did not rise aboveqnJ the standard of mediocrity, but he possessed a greatshare of strong sound sense, and that practical know-ledge which is commonly called worldly wisdom. Perceivingthe vast influence of the clergy, he gained them over to hisside by renouncing the rich abbeys which his father had pos-sessed, and through their means spread a report, that , whose shrine he had visited barefoot, had made hima promise of the crown. In an assembly held at Noyons hewas formally elected king, and was immediately after conse-crated et Rheims. HUGH CAPET. 57 2. Charles of Lorraine did not endure his exclusion pa-tiently ; but as he was unable to cope with his adversary inthe field, he had recourse to treachery and fraud. Arnolph
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