Jeanne d'Arc, Maid of Orleans, Deliverer of France: Being the Story of Her Life, Her Achievements, and Her Death, as Attested on Oath and Set Forth in the Original Documents
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Jeanne d'Arc, Maid of Orleans, Deliverer of France: Being the Story of Her Life, Her Achievements, and Her Death, as Attested on Oath and Set Forth in the Original Documents
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
read to twenty-two Assessors.
March 24th, Saturday The Judges, Delafontaine, and six
Assessors visit Jeanne in prison,
and the examinations are read
over to her in French by Manchon.
March 25th, Palm Sunday The Bishop and four Assessors visit
Jeanne in prison.
The complete papers of the Process
ex officio are given to the
Promoter that he may prepare the
Articles of Accusation for the
Trial in Ordinary.
March 26th, Monday At a meeting at the Bishop’s house,
twelve Assessors and the two
Judges being present, it is
decided to proceed on the
following day to the Trial in
Ordinary, to be conducted by the
Promoter.
_Trial in Ordinary._
1430–1. March 27th, Tuesday Solemn sitting in the Great Hall of
the Castle; the two Judges and 38
Assessors present. The Act of
Accusation, in Seventy Articles,
is produced by the Promoter, and
read to Jeanne by Thomas de
Courcelles. Questions are put to
her on each Article.
March 28th, Wednesday. The same continued—35 Assessors
present.
March 31st, Easter Eve. The Judges and 9 Assessors visit
Jeanne in prison, to question her
on sundry points upon which she
had asked for delay.
1431. April 1st, Easter Day.
April 2nd–4th, The Judges and certain of the
Monday-Wednesday Assessors employ themselves in
reducing the Seventy Articles to
Twelve; these are finally drawn
up by Nicholas Midi.
April 5th, Thursday The Twelve Articles are sent to the
Assessors for their opinion,
which they are asked to send in
by April 10th.
April 12th, Thursday Consultation of 22 Assessors, who
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