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 — John Shaqi
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.
_Maître Jean Beaupère_: To questions of fact on which she has certain
knowledge she should reply at once; to others, on which she has not
certain knowledge or which relate to law, delay should be granted if she
asks for it.
_Maître Jacques de Touraine_: Agrees with the preceding.
_Maître Nicolas Midi_: The same, with this addition: That the Jurists
should be consulted in order to decide if she should be constrained to
swear from the present time.
_Maître Maurice Duguesnay_: The same as the Abbot of Fécamp.
_Maître Jean de Nibat_: As to the Articles he would refer to the
Jurists; as to the oath, she is bound to swear regarding such things as
touch on the Trial or the Faith; if on other subjects she should ask
delay, let it be granted to her.
_Maître Jean Lefevre_: Refers to the Jurists.
_Maître Pierre Maurice_: She should answer to what she knows.
_Maître Gerard_: She is bound to reply on oath.
_Maître Jacques Guesdon_: Agrees with preceding.
_Maître Thomas de Courcelles_: She should answer; each Article should be
read to her, and she should answer them in order. As to delay, it should
be granted to her on such points of the subject as she should request
it.
_Maître André Marguerie_: She ought to swear on what touches the Case:
as to doubtful points she should be allowed delay.
_Maître Denis Gastinel_: She ought to swear; the Promoter is right to
demand her oath; as to what action should be taken in case she should
refuse, it would be necessary for him to consult his books.
_Maître Aubert Morel_, and _Maître Jean Duchemin_: She ought to swear.
* * * * *
The opinion of the others is lacking.
Then We, the Judges, considering the request of the Promoter, by the
advice of each of the Assessors, gave order, and do give order, that the
Articles just produced by the Promoter shall at once be read and shewn
in French to the said Jeanne, who, on each of them, shall answer
according to knowledge; and if there are any points on which she asks
delay, delay of right shall be granted to her.
Then the Promoter did abjure all calumny—that is to say, affirmed upon
oath, that he was not led to bring these Articles against the said
Jeanne by favour, rancour, hate or fear, but was solely animated by zeal
for the Faith.
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