The Executioner's Knife; Or, Joan of ArcSue, Eugène
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The Executioner's Knife; Or, Joan of Arc
Sue, Eugène
Biographical fiction; Christian fiction; Christian women saints -- Fiction; Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Fiction
Peter of Longueville, Abbot of the Holy Trinity of Fecamp; John Hulot of
Chatillon, Archdeacon of Evreux; James Guesdon of the Order of Minor
Friars; John Lefevre, Augustinian monk; Maurice of Quesnay, priest and
professor of theology; William Leboucher, priest and doctor of canon
law; William of Conti, Abbot of the Trinity of Mount St. Catherine;
Bonnel, Abbot of Cormeilles; John Garin, Archdeacon of French Vexin;
Richard of Gronchet, canon of the collegiate of Saussaye; Peter Minier,
priest and bachelor of theology; Raoul Sauvage, of the Order of St.
Dominic; Robert Barbier, canon of Rouen; Denis Gastinel, canon of Notre
Dame-la-Ronde; John Ledoux, canon of Rouen; John Basset, canon of Rouen;
John Brouillot, chanter of the Cathedral of Rouen; Aubert Morel, canon
of Rouen; John Colombelle, canon of Rouen; Laurent Dubust, priest and
licentiate of canon law; Raoul Auguy, canon of Rouen; Andre Marguerie,
Archdeacon of Petit-Coux; John Alespee, canon of Rouen; Geoffroy of
Crotoy, canon of Rouen; Gilles of Les Champs, canon of Rouen; John
Lemaitre, vicar and Inquisitor of the faith; finally, Nicolas Loyseleur,
canon of Rouen, who completely hides his face under his hood.
The registrars, Thomas of Courcelles, Manchon and Taquel Bois-Guillaume,
are at their table ready to take down the proceedings. Canon Peter of
Estivet, the institutor of the process, is in his seat. The other
members of the ecclesiastical tribunal have taken their places.
BISHOP PETER CAUCHON (rising)--"My very dear brothers: Peter of Estivet,
institutor of the process against Joan the Maid, will concisely state
our petition. Listen attentively."
CANON PETER OF ESTIVET (rises, takes a parchment from the table and
reads)--"'We, Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais by the grace of God,
metropolitan of the town and diocese of Rouen, have convoked you, our
very dear brothers, in the name of the venerable and very reverend
chapter of the cathedral to examine and judge the facts hereinafter set
forth.
"'To the author and consummator of the faith, our Lord Jesus Christ,
greeting.
"'A certain woman, commonly named Joan the Maid, has been taken and made
a prisoner at Compiegne, within the jurisdiction of our diocese of
Beauvais, by the soldiers of our very Christian and Serene Master Henry
VI, King of England and of the French.
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