“It was the Lords of my party who answered the English that they should not have the fortnight’s delay which they asked, telling them that they were to retire at once, they and their horses. As for me, I told them of Jargeau to retire if they wished, with their doublets,[41] and their lives safe; if not, they would be taken by assault.” “Had you any revelation from your counsel, that is to say from your Voices, to know whether it was right or not to give this fortnight’s respite?” “I do not remember.” At this point, the rest of the enquiry hath been postponed to another day. We have fixed for Thursday the next Meeting, at the same place. _Thursday, March 1st, in the same place, the Bishop and 58 Assessors present._ In their presence, We summoned and required Jeanne simply and absolutely to take her oath to speak the truth on that which should be asked her. “I am ready,” she replied, “as I have already declared to you, to speak the truth on all I know touching this Case; but I know many things which do not touch on this Case, and of which there is no need to speak to you. I will speak willingly and in all truth on _all which touches this Case_.” We again summoned and required her; and she replied: “What I know in truth _touching the Case_, I will tell willingly.” And in this wise did she swear, her hands on the Holy Gospels. Then she said: “On what I know touching the Case, I will speak the truth willingly; I will tell you as much as I would to the Pope of Rome, if I were before him.” Then she was examined as follows: “What do you say of our Lord the Pope? and whom do you believe to be the true Pope?” “Are there two of them?” “Did you not receive a letter from the Count d’Armagnac, asking you which of the three Pontiffs[42] he ought to obey?” “The Count did in fact write to me on this subject. I replied, among other things, that when I should be at rest, in Paris or elsewhere, I would give him an answer. I was just at that moment mounting my horse when I sent this reply.” At this juncture, We ordered to be read the copy of the Count’s letter and of Jeanne’s reply, which are thus expressed: