In their presence We did require the aforenamed Jeanne to swear to speak the truth simply and absolutely on the questions to be addressed to her, without adding any restriction to her oath. We did three times thus admonish her. She answered: “Give me leave to speak. By my faith! you may well ask me such things as I will not tell you. Perhaps on many of the things you may ask me I shall not tell you truly, especially on those that touch on my revelations; for you may constrain me to say things that I have sworn not to say; then I should be perjured, which you ought not to wish.” [Addressing the Bishop:] “I tell you, take good heed of what you say, you, who are my Judge;[21] you take a great responsibility in thus charging me. I should say that it is enough to have sworn twice.” “Will you swear, simply and absolutely?” “You may surely do without this. I have sworn enough already twice. All the clergy of Rouen and Paris cannot condemn me if it be not law. Of my coming into France I will speak the truth willingly; but I will not say all: the space of eight days would not suffice.” “Take the advice of the Assessors, whether you should swear or not.” “Of my coming I will willingly speak truth, but not of the rest; speak no more of it to me.” “You render yourself liable to suspicion in not being willing to swear to speak the truth absolutely.” “Speak to me no more of it. Pass on.” “We again require you to swear, precisely and absolutely.” “I will say willingly what I know, and yet not all. I am come in God’s name; I have nothing to do here; let me be sent back to God, whence I came.” “Again we summon and require you to swear, under pain of going forth charged with that which is imputed to you.” “Pass on.” “A last time we require you to swear, and urgently admonish you to speak the truth on all that concerns your trial; you expose yourself to a great peril by such a refusal.” “I am ready to speak truth on what I know touching the trial.” And in this manner was she sworn. Then, by Our order, she was questioned by Maître Jean Beaupère, a well-known Doctor, as follows: “How long is it since you have had food and drink?”[22] “Since yesterday afternoon.” “How long is it since you heard your Voices?” “I heard them yesterday and to-day.” “At what hour yesterday did you hear them?” “Yesterday I heard them three times,—once in the morning, once at Vespers, and again when the Ave Maria rang in the evening. I have even heard them oftener than that.” “What were you doing yesterday morning when the Voice came to you?” “I was asleep: the Voice awoke me.” “Was it by touching you on the arm?” “It awoke me without touching me.” “Was it in your room?” “Not so far as I know, but in the Castle.” “Did you thank it? and did you go on your knees?”