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.
In consequence of this letter, We, the Bishop, summon and require the
said Brother Jean Lemaître, here present, in the terms of the said
letter, to join with us in this said Action.
To which the said Brother answered: that he would examine the Commission
addressed to him, the Process signed by the registrars, and all that it
should please Us to communicate to him; and that, all being seen and
examined by him, he will give Us an answer and will do for the Holy
Inquisition that which is right.
We, the Bishop, added: that the said Deputy had been present at a great
part of the Process; that he had, in consequence, been able to hear a
great part of Jeanne’s answers; that nevertheless We held ourselves
satisfied by what he had just said, and would certainly communicate to
him the Process and all that had already been done, that he may take
fuller cognizance of everything.
_The Deputy Inquisitor joins the Court._
_Tuesday, March 13th, in the prison. Present: The Bishop and Brother
Jean Lemaître, assisted by Jean Delafontaine, Nicolas Midi, and Gerard
Feuillet; witnesses, Nicolas de Houbent and Ysambard de la Pierre._
The said Brother Jean Lemaître declared to Us that seeing the letter
addressed to him which we had yesterday communicated, together with the
other circumstances of the Process, and all being well considered, he
joins himself to Us and is ready to proceed with Us according to law and
right.
We, the Bishop, then made known with gentleness to Jeanne this
intervention, exhorting and warning her, for the salvation of her soul,
to speak the truth on all which should be asked of her.
_The Deputy Inquisitor appoints his Officers._
And then, the Deputy of the Chief Inquisitor, wishing to proceed
regularly in the Process, hath declared his choice of the Officers whose
names follow:
1. As Promoter from the Holy Inquisition, Messire Jean d’Estivet, Canon
of the Churches of Bayeux and Beauvais.
2. As Registrar of his office, Messire Nicolas Taquel, Priest of the
Diocese of Rouen, Notary Public and Registrar of the Archiepiscopal
Court of Rouen.
3. As Executor of his Orders and Citations, Messire Jean Massieu,
Priest.
4. As keepers of the prison, the noble man, John Gris, Squire of the
Body Guard of Our Lord the King, and John Berwoist. These, We, the
Bishop, had, with the exception of Messire Nicolas Taquel, but only in
that which concerns Our office, already appointed to the same functions,
as confirmed for Our part in the letters above quoted, and as confirmed
by the said Inquisitor by his letters, of which mention follows. The
said officers did then take oath, between the hands of the said Deputy,
to faithfully fulfil their functions.
[Here follow the three letters of Nomination of the Promoter, d’Estivet;
the Registrar, Taquel; and the Usher, Massieu: dated Tuesday, March
13th: signed Boisguillaume, Manchon: the nomination of Taquel,
Registrar, is dated March 14th.]
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