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 order to address to her this solemn admonition, We have chosen an
ancient Master in Theology, very learned and singularly well versed in
these matters, Maître Jean de Châtillon, Archdeacon of Evreux, who, if
it so please him, will shortly accept this charge of demonstrating
clearly to this woman sundry points on the which her error is evident,
according to what we have already gathered from the opinions which have
reached Us, and who will persuade her to leave the criminal path where
she now is, to return again to that of truth.
“It is for this purpose that this woman will be brought before you
presently; she will, therefore, receive in your presence a solemn
admonition. Now, if there be any one among you who thinketh that he hath
anything to say or do which may facilitate her return, or instruct her
in a manner profitable to the salvation of her body and soul, we beseech
him not to hesitate to open himself to Us or to state his views
publicly.”
* * * * *
Jeanne was then brought, and placed before the assembly.
We, the Bishop, in our name and in the name of the other Judge, did give
her counsel to attend to the monitions about to be made to her by the
aforesaid Lord Archdeacon, Professor in Sacred Theology, who was about
to say many things profitable to the salvation of her body and soul, and
that she ought to agree, for if she did not, she would expose herself to
great dangers both soul and body.
Then we, the said Judges, did invite the said Lord Archdeacon to proceed
with charity to the performance of the said monitions. Obeying our
order, the said Lord Archdeacon did begin to instruct the said Jeanne,
by shewing her a great number of things contained in a schedule whose
tenour will be presently transcribed. He first shewed her that all the
faithful in Christ are bound and obliged to believe the Christian Faith,
and certain Articles of this Faith; and he did warn and beseech her, by
means of a general monition, to correct and amend both herself and her
deeds; he reminded her that this was the advice of the venerable Doctors
and Masters of consummate experience and skill.
To this general monition, Jeanne replied:
“Read your book” [speaking of the writing which the Lord Archdeacon held
in his hand], “read your book, then I will answer. I rely upon God, my
Creator, for everything. I love Him with all my heart.”
Asked if she had anything more to say to this general monition, she
replied:
“I rely on my Judge: He is the King of Heaven and earth.”
Afterwards the Lord Archdeacon, proceeding to special monitions, did, in
conformity with a writing which he had under his eyes, speak as follows:
[Here follows, in the Original Documents, an Exhortation in Six
Articles, addressed to Jeanne in the French language by the Archdeacon,
on her submission to the Church, her dress, her Visions and
Revelations.]
_Jeanne replies to the Six Articles._
On the 1st and 2nd Article, she said:
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