Situation in The Flemish Lands
Louis I gained the upper hand against the Flemish rebels when the Bishop of Paris signed a document to the effect that anyone causing unrest would be beaten and their property confiscated with half the proceeds going to the Treasury of France. Nevertheless, the unrest continued. For example, in 1322, Louis I had forbidden cloth production outside Leper-Ypres. The town of Poperinge ignored the monopoly and the Leper Militia formed. Again, on 8 August 1328, in Bruges, rebels were led in uprising by Jan Breydel.
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