THE ORDINARY TRIAL
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of the articles of accusation
she will submit only
to the Church in Heaven
certain people
have kissed her hands and garments
infected with heresy
and actually heretical
as for the fairies
she did not actually understand
Jeanne was wont
to frequent the tree
mostly at night
with her hair cropped short and round
like a young fop’s
she wore shirt,
breeches,
doublet,
with hose joined and fasteneed
by 20 points
long leggings
laced on the outside
a short mantle reaching to the knees
or thereabouts
a close-cut cap
tightfitting boots
and buskins
long spurs
sword,
dagger
breastplate
lance
and other arms in the style of a man-at-arms,
with which she performed actions of war
and affirmed
that she was fulfilling the commands of God
wearing short, tight and dissolute male habits
those underneath the breeches
as well as the rest;
and she often dressed in
rich and sumptuous habits
precious stuffs
and cloths of gold and furs;
and not only did she wear
short tunics
but she dressed herself in tabards
and garments
open at the sides
whilst it is notorious
that when she was captured
she was wearing a loose cloak of cloth of gold
a cap on her heard
and her hair cropped round in man’s style
“The said Jeanne affirms that it was right so to
wear garments and habits of dissolute men;
and will persist therein”
the aforesaid voices and spirits
consecrated her virginity
And she has touched them bodily
and felt them
As for the other womanly duties
she says there are
enough other women to do them
Jeanne replied she bore to her king
news from God
would have him crowned
would expel his enemies
as for where she lodged
she usually had a woman with her;
when she was fighting
she would lie fully dressed and armed
if there was no woman
to be found
beautiful revelations
I have sworn not to utter
she will submit only
to the Church in Heaven
certain people
have kissed her hands and garments
infected with heresy
and actually heretical
as for the fairies
she did not actually understand
Jeanne was wont
to frequent the tree
mostly at night
with her hair cropped short and round
like a young fop’s
she wore shirt,
breeches,
doublet,
with hose joined and fasteneed
by 20 points
long leggings
laced on the outside
a short mantle reaching to the knees
or thereabouts
a close-cut cap
tightfitting boots
and buskins
long spurs
sword,
dagger
breastplate
lance
and other arms in the style of a man-at-arms,
with which she performed actions of war
and affirmed
that she was fulfilling the commands of God
wearing short, tight and dissolute male habits
those underneath the breeches
as well as the rest;
and she often dressed in
rich and sumptuous habits
precious stuffs
and cloths of gold and furs;
and not only did she wear
short tunics
but she dressed herself in tabards
and garments
open at the sides
whilst it is notorious
that when she was captured
she was wearing a loose cloak of cloth of gold
a cap on her heard
and her hair cropped round in man’s style
“The said Jeanne affirms that it was right so to
wear garments and habits of dissolute men;
and will persist therein”
the aforesaid voices and spirits
consecrated her virginity
And she has touched them bodily
and felt them
As for the other womanly duties
she says there are
enough other women to do them
Jeanne replied she bore to her king
news from God
would have him crowned
would expel his enemies
as for where she lodged
she usually had a woman with her;
when she was fighting
she would lie fully dressed and armed
if there was no woman
to be found
beautiful revelations
I have sworn not to utter
JOAN is alone / on stage / in the woods
Here Begin the Preceedings Against a Dead Woman Named Jeanne
February 27. Fourth Session
March 3. Sixth Session
The Afternoon of the Same Day, In Prison