On the 29th in 1475, King Louis XI of France agreed, on the signing of the Treaty of Picquigny which ended a brief war between France and England, to pay King Edward IV of England 75,000 crowns on his signing the treaty and 50,000 crowns yearly thereafter. This in spite of the fact that Edward already had a crown and did not really need any more, the signing of the treaty marks the last time that anyone had to be paid to not go to France, most people being compelled by the dictates of good taste to scrupulously avoiding going there. Of course, the modern French government actually pays Jerry Lewis to come to France. The French look at Lewis as a sort of god, which is a clear indication of the sorry state of France’s civilization.
