The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-05
Opening Of the Trial of Jeanne
DARE.

After preliminaries that threaten
to De endless. the public part of tn
trial began on Wednesday, February
Il, 1431, at eight in the morning, i
the great chapel OF the ebateau. Th,
bishop OF BeauVtis presided, and @
the sixty ecclesiastics summoneI
forty-t four were present. Three au
thorlzed reporters were in their places
and there were some other clerk
concealed by a curtain, who tool
notes for the special uss OF the Fog
lish regent. There was a crowd Of
spectators. "a great tumult," inlthC
chapel, aud very little order in IN,
proceedings. At a time when lords
took their dogs and hawks int
church with them, and merchant.
made their bargains in the nayes O.
csthedrals, We need not look for a
scrupulous decorum in a court con
vened to try girl for the crime o.
being "vehemently suspected o.
heresy." That was the charge: uehe.
n'entement Suspecte d'hsresie. And
such a grand !umult was there in the
chapel that day that the subsequent
sessions were held in a smaller bal
OF the castle. aT
The prisoner was brought in, freed
from her chains, and was allowed to
sit. No one OF the many pens EN-.
ployed In recording the events of this
day has given US any hint oil
her appearance. We have, indeed,
the enumeration of the articles of her
mans attire, which was made such a
heinous charge against her: "The
hair cut round like that OF young
men. shirt. breaches. doublet With
twenty points reaching to the knee,
nat covering only top of the head,
boots snd CATERS, with spurs, sword,
dagger, cuirass, lance, and other
arms carried by soldiers" This was
her equipment for the field. She
still wore mans dsess, and doubtless
her person showed the effects OF nine
months imprisonment and three
months of chsiDs and letters
The presiding bishop told her to
place her hands upon the Gospel and
5 wear to answer truly the questions
that would be proposed to her. 81
do not Know" said she, ''upon what
you wish to question me. Perhaps
you will ask me things which / ought
not to tell you." Swear" teioined
the bishop, ito tell the ruth upon
Whatever may be asked of you con.
corning the faith and facts within
yonr knowledge"
LAS to my father and mother"
she said, land what did after setting
out for France, will swear willingly,
but the revelations which have come
20 me from God, to no one have re-
lated or revealed them, except alone
to Charles, my king; and / shall not
reveal them to you though you cut
of my head, because l have received
them by vision and by secret COM
Immigration, with injunction not to
reveal them. Before eight days have
passed I shall know il | am to reveal
them to you."
The bishop urged he: again and
again to take the oath without con-
iitions. She refused. and they were
81 length obliged to yield the point
and accept limited oath. Upon Der
knees, with both hands placed upon
missal, she swore to answer truly
whatever might be asked of her, 90
ar as she could, concerning the
common faith OF Christians, but no
more. Being then questioned con-
'erning her name and early life, she
thus:
I'm my own country l was calleu
eanette; since / have been in France
;. have been called Jeanne. Az to
ny surname know nothing. Twas
'oEn at the village of Domremy,
which makes one with the village of
ireux. The principal church is at
ireux. Ny father ia named jacques
'Arc; mother. isabelle. I was
'sptized In the church 81 Domremy.
Inc OF my godmothers was named
Agnes, another jeanne, a third.
ibylIs. One OF my godisthers vas
can Lingue. another Jean Varrey. |
had several other godmothers, as !
ave heard my mother cay. / Was
aptized. I believe, by Messire Jean
Iinet I think he is still living. /
aink am about nineteen years OF
ge. Frem my mother I learned my
'attr, my Ave Marie, and my Credo.
learned from my mother all that
elieve," |
Say your Pater." said the p.esid-
lg bishop.
"Hear me in confession, and I
ill say il for you willingly"
Several times she was asked tn say
,e Lords Prayer, but she always re-
led, mo, l will not say my Pster
r you unless yot hear me in con.
ssion."
1--WE will willingly give you," said
10 bishop, lone or TWO notableEmen
no speak French; will you-sayiyour
alter to themT
81 shall not say it." was her reply,
unless in confession" l.
As the session was about to Close, ]
9 bishop forbade her to lesvs the o
ison which had been assigned her {
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