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.
We, the Bishop, did make known to the Assessors what had taken place on
the previous Wednesday, and ask their counsel on what should be now
done; We did in particular consult them on the question of submitting
Jeanne to the torture.
[Here follow the deliberations of the fourteen Assessors consulted, only
two of whom, Aubert Morel and Thomas de Courcelles, recommended recourse
to the torture. Nicolas Loyseleur considered it “a salutary medicine for
her soul,” but nevertheless agreed that it should not be adopted.]
We, the Judges, after having gathered the opinion of each, taking into
consideration the answers made by Jeanne at the Sitting on Wednesday
last, taking into consideration also the disposition of her mind, her
will so energetically manifested, and all the other circumstances of the
Case, decide that it is neither profitable nor expedient to submit her
to the torture; and for the rest, We will proceed later.
[The Twelve Articles of the Indictment, or Accusation, were sent to the
University of Paris, for their consideration and report, by the hands of
Maîtres Jean Beaupère, Nicolas Midi, Jacques de Touraine, and Gerard
Feuillet, who left Rouen for this purpose on April 19th. On April 29th,
the University was solemnly convoked at Saint-Bernard to consider the
question; on May 14th, the deliberation of the Faculty of Theology and
the Faculty of Decrees was submitted to all the Faculties, solemnly
assembled for that purpose, and adopted by the University as its own.
Letters from the University of Paris were sent to the Bishop of Beauvais
and to King Henry VI. on the same day, by the messengers then returning
to Rouen.]
_The Bishop communicates the Resolutions of the University of Paris
[approving of the Twelve Articles], and asks the advice of all the
Doctors present._
_Saturday, May 19th, in the Chapel of the Archiepiscopal Manor of
Rouen.—Present: the Judges, assisted by 51 Assessors._
In presence of the above named, We, the Bishop, said:
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