[Here commences the French Version, or Minute, which is collated with the Latin Text.] “Yes, truly; and I answered that I would not take it off without leave from God. The Demoiselle de Luxembourg[49] and the Lady de Beaurevoir[50] offered me a woman’s dress, or cloth to make one, telling me to wear it. I answered them that I had not leave from Our Lord, and that it was not yet time.” “Did Messire Jean de Pressy[51] and others at Arras never offer you a woman’s dress?” “He and many others have oftentimes offered it to me.” “Do you think that you would have done wrong or committed mortal sin by taking a woman’s dress?” “I did better to obey and serve my Sovereign Lord, who is God. Had I dared to do it, I would sooner have done it at the request of these ladies than of any other ladies in France, excepting my Queen.” “When God revealed it to you that you should change your dress, was it by the voice of Saint Michael, Saint Catherine, or Saint Margaret?” “You shall not have anything more at present.” “When your King first set you to work, and when you had your banner made, did not the men-at-arms and others have their pennons made in the style of yours?” “It is well to know that the Lords retained their own arms. Some of my companions-in-arms had them made at their pleasure; others not.” “Of what material did they have them made? Of linen or of cloth?” “It was of white satin; and on some there were fleur-de-lys. In my company I had only two or three lances. But my companions-in-arms now and then had them made like mine. They only did this to know their men from others.” “Did they often renew these pennons?” “I do not know. When the lances were broken, they had new ones made.” “Have you sometimes said that the pennons which were like yours would be fortunate?” “I sometimes said to my followers: ‘Go in boldly among the English!’ and I myself did likewise.” “Did you tell them to carry themselves boldly, and they would be fortunate?” “I have certainly told them what has happened and what will yet happen.” “Did you put, or did you ever cause to be put, Holy Water on the pennons when they were carried for the first time?” “I know nothing of it; and if that were done, it was not by my order.” “Did you never see any sprinkled?” “That is not in your Case. If I ever did see any sprinkled, I am advised not to answer about it.” “Did your companions-in-arms never put on their pennons ‘Jhesus Maria’?” “By my faith! I do not know.” “Have you not yourself carried cloth, or caused it to be carried, in procession round an altar or a church, and afterwards employed this cloth for pennons?” “No; and I never saw it done.” “When you were before Jargeau, what did you bear at the back of your helmet? Was it not something round?”[52] “By my faith! there was nothing.” “Did you ever know Brother Richard?”[53] “I had not seen him when I came before Troyes.” “What countenance did Brother Richard give you?”