On July 2nd the Pontifical Delegates met and appointed the following Wednesday, July 7th, for the pronouncement of the final Sentence; and on that day, at 8 a.m., the Court assembled in the Hall of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and the formal Sentence of Rehabilitation was solemnly read by the Archbishop of Rheims. This was followed by a procession and sermon on the same day in the Place St. Ouen, and by a second sermon on the day following in the Old Market Place, where a Cross to perpetuate the memory of the martyrdom was then erected, “for the salvation of her soul.” This Cross remained until the end of the following century, when it was replaced by a fountain, with a statue of the Maid under an arcade surmounted by a Cross; the fountain now standing was erected in 1756.

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF JEANNE D’ARC.

1411–12.January 6thBirth at Domremy.
1424 (?).SummerFirst visions.
Sojourn at Neufchâteau.
1428. Call to mission in France.
MayVisit to Vaucouleurs (?), May 13th; Ascension Day.
1428–9.FebruarySecond visit to Vaucouleurs.
Visit to Duke of Lorraine.
Pilgrimage to Saint Nicolas.
February 12thBattle of the Herrings.
February 13th (First Sunday in Lent)Return to Vaucouleurs.
February 23rd, WednesdayDeparture from Vaucouleurs, with Jean de Metz and others.
March 5th, SaturdayFierbois.
March 6th, SundayArrival at Chinon.
March 8th, TuesdayInterview with the King.
March 22nd, Tuesday in Holy Week.First letter to the English.
1429.March 27th, Easter Day.
Note.—The year, in the fifteenth century, is computed from Easter.
AprilStay at Tours. Household appointed. Banner painted.
Joins the army at Blois.
April 27th, Wednesday (?)Start for Orleans.
April 29th, FridayArrival at Orleans.
May 4th, WednesdayFort of Saint Loup taken.
May 5th,Ascension Day Third letter to the English.
May 6th, FridayFort of the Augustins taken.
May 7th, SaturdayJeanne wounded.
May 8th, SundaySiege of Orleans raised.
May 10th, TuesdayLeaves for Blois.
May 12th, ThursdayTours.
May 13th, FridayMeeting with King Charles.
May 23rd, MondayLoches.
June 2nd, ThursdaySelles: grant of arms to Jeanne and her family.
[June 6th, MondaySelles: Incident of the horse.]
June 9th, ThursdayReturn to Orleans.
June 11–12thSiege of Jargeau.
June 14thAttack on Meung.
1429.June 16thSiege of Beaugency.
June 17th, FridayArrival of the Constable of France.
June 18th, SaturdayBattle of Patay.
June 19th, SundayReturn to Orleans.
June 24th, FridayJeanne encamps at Gien.
June 29th, WednesdayStart for Rheims.
July 1st, FridayArrival before Auxerre.
July 5th, TuesdayArrival before Troyes.
JulyMeeting with Brother Richard.
July 9th, SaturdaySurrender of Troyes.
July 10th, SundayEntry into Troyes.
July 12th, TuesdayDeparture from Troyes.
July 14th, ThursdayChalons.
July 15th, FridayDeparture from Chalons.
July 16th, SaturdayCharles enters Rheims.
July 17th, SundayCoronation of Charles.
July 21st, ThursdayCharles touches for “the Evil” at Saint Marcoul.
July 22nd, FridayCharles receives keys of Soissons and Laon at Vailly,
July 23rd, Saturdayand of four other towns.
July 29th, FridaySkirmish at Château Thierry.
August 4th, ThursdayCharles signs fifteen days’ truce with the Duke of Burgundy.
August 13th, SaturdaySkirmish at Dammartin.
August 18th, ThursdayCompiègne entered.
AugustSenlis and Beauvais surrender; flight of Bishop.
August 23rd, TuesdayJeanne leaves Compiègne for Saint Denis; letter from the Count of Armagnac received when starting.
August 26th, FridayJeanne at Saint Denis.
August 28th, SundaySecret treaty of Charles VII. with the Duke of Burgundy, to Christmas.
September 8th, Thursday (Nativity B.V.M.)Attack on Paris. Jeanne wounded.
September 10th, SaturdayRetreat ordered by Charles.
SeptemberJeanne’s armour hung up in the church at Saint Denis.
September 13th, TuesdayCharles leaves Saint Denis.
September 18th, SundaySecond treaty of Charles VII. With the Duke of Burgundy.
OctoberJeanne at Bourges.
NovemberSaint Pierre-le-Moustier assailed and taken.
November 9th, WednesdaySiege of La Charité.
NovemberTruce with Burgundy till Easter.
1429–30.December
January
February		Passed in visiting the towns she had freed. Orleans visited for the last time on January 19th.
March 3rdAt Sully with the King.
Leaves Sully, accompanied by D’Aulon and Pasquerel, and goes to Lagny.
AprilFranquet d’Arras taken and executed at Lagny.
Alleged miracle.
1430.April 16th, Easter day
April Easter-tideMelun—warning of capture.
April 23rd, SundayHenry VI. lands at Calais.
May 13th, SaturdayJeanne at Compiègne (Archbishop of Rheims then in the city). During this month she visits Senlis, Soissons, and other towns.
MayJeanne repulsed on the Oise whilst trying to relieve Choisy, then besieged by the Duke of Burgundy.
Jeanne in Compiègne; prediction in the church of Saint Jacques.
May 22nd, Monday.Jeanne goes to Crespy for reinforcements.
May 23rd, TuesdayJeanne’s return to Compiègne, and capture. Letter of Duke of Burgundy to the people of Saint-Quentin, announcing the capture.
May 25th, Ascension DayNews of capture reaches Paris.
MayJeanne a prisoner for several days at Marigny.
MayIn prison at Beaulieu.
1430.June 6thAt Noyon.
July 14th, FridayCauchon’s mission to the Duke of Burgundy.
July 29th, SaturdayHenry VI. arrives at Rouen.
AugustIn prison at Beaurevoir.
OctoberLeap from the Tower of Beaurevoir.
Prophecy of the relief of Compiègne “before Martinmas.”
October 25thRelief of Compiègne.
Nov. (about the middle)Jeanne sold by Jean de Luxembourg.
Jeanne taken to Arras, then Crotoy.
December (late)Brought to Rouen.
1430–1.January 3rd, WednesdayOrder of surrender of Jeanne as “suspect of heresy,” from Henry VI. To the Judges.
I. Cause de Lapse.
Trial Ex Officio.
January 9th, TuesdayFirst day of the Trial. Preliminary meeting in the Bishop’s house. Appointment of officers.
January 13th, SaturdayFirst consultation of the Bishop with the Doctors; the result of the Domremy enquiry discussed (?) Articles of Accusation to be prepared.
January 23rd, TuesdaySecond consultation with the six Doctors. Articles approved. Delafontaine appointed to make further enquiries.
February 13th–17th, Tuesday-SaturdayOfficers make oath of fidelity.
1430–1.February 19th, MondayConsultation of the Bishop with twelve Doctors. Decision that the Case shall be proceeded with, and the Inquisitor or his Deputy invited to attend. The Deputy Inquisitor, being summoned, pleads inability.
February 20th, TuesdayThe Deputy Inquisitor again appears, but still refuses to act as Judge without Commission from his Superior. It is decided to write to the Chief Inquisitor. Jeanne is cited to appear the next day.
February 21st, WednesdayFirst Public Examination, in the Chapel-Royal. Jeanne’s guardians appointed from the King’s Body Guard. (42 Assessors.)
February 22nd, ThursdaySecond Public Examination, in the Ornament Room. The Deputy Inquisitor declares his assent to the Trial. Beaupère charged with the examination. (48 Assessors.)
February 24th, SaturdayThird Public Examination, in the Ornament Room. (52 Assessors.)
February 27th, TuesdayFourth Public Examination, in the Ornament Room. (54 Assessors.)
March 1st, ThursdayFifth Public Examination, in the Ornament Room. (58 Assessors.)
March 3rd, SaturdaySixth Public Examination, in the Ornament Room. (41 Assessors.)
The Bishop decides to continue the Examination privately.
March 4th–9th, Sunday-FridayThe Examinations are considered by the Bishop and some of the Doctors, and it is decided to question Jeanne on sundry doubtful points.
March 10th, SaturdayFirst Private Examination, in prison, conducted by Delafontaine, assisted by two Assessors and two witnesses.
March 12th, MondaySecond Private Examination, in prison, in the morning.
Third Private Examination, in prison, in the afternoon, the Bishop not present.
In the Bishop’s house, on the same day, the letter from the Inquisitor, appointing his Vicar to act as his Deputy, is read; and the Vicar is appointed to act as Judge.
March 13th, TuesdayThe Vicar joins with the Bishop and appoints his officers.
Fourth Private Examination,—the first at which the Inquisitor is present as Judge.
March 14th, Wednesday.Fifth Private Examination, in prison, in the morning.
Sixth Private Examination, in prison, in the afternoon.
1430–1.March 15th, ThursdaySeventh Private Examination in prison.
March 17th, SaturdayEighth Private Examination, in prison, in the morning.
Ninth Private Examination, in prison, in the afternoon.
March 18th, Passion SundayConsultation of the Bishop with twelve Assessors, in the Bishop’s house. They adjourn till March 22nd, to deliberate over the examinations already held.
March 22nd, ThursdayConsultation at the Bishop’s house. Résumé of the answers of Jeanne read to twenty-two Assessors.
March 24th, SaturdayThe Judges, Delafontaine, and six Assessors visit Jeanne in prison, and the examinations are read over to her in French by Manchon.
March 25th, Palm SundayThe Bishop and four Assessors visit Jeanne in prison.
The complete papers of the Process ex officio are given to the Promoter that he may prepare the Articles of Accusation for the Trial in Ordinary.
March 26th, MondayAt a meeting at the Bishop’s house, twelve Assessors and the two Judges being present, it is decided to proceed on the following day to the Trial in Ordinary, to be conducted by the Promoter.
Trial in Ordinary.
1430–1.March 27th, TuesdaySolemn sitting in the Great Hall of the Castle; the two Judges and 38 Assessors present. The Act of Accusation, in Seventy Articles, is produced by the Promoter, and read to Jeanne by Thomas de Courcelles. Questions are put to her on each Article.
March 28th, Wednesday.The same continued—35 Assessors present.
March 31st, Easter Eve.The Judges and 9 Assessors visit Jeanne in prison, to question her on sundry points upon which she had asked for delay.
1431.April 1st, Easter Day.
April 2nd–4th, Monday-WednesdayThe Judges and certain of the Assessors employ themselves in reducing the Seventy Articles to Twelve; these are finally drawn up by Nicholas Midi.
April 5th, ThursdayThe Twelve Articles are sent to the Assessors for their opinion, which they are asked to send in by April 10th.
April 12th, ThursdayConsultation of 22 Assessors, who decide that Jeanne must be condemned.
During the following week many other opinions, all more or less in accordance with this, are sent in.
April 18th, WednesdayJeanne is ill. The two Judges and 7 Assessors visit her in prison; and the Bishop addresses to her a charitable exhortation.
April 19th, ThursdayThe Twelve Articles are sent to the University of Paris.
(May 14th)These are discussed in full assembly on April 29th; then by the Faculties of Theology and Decrees, separately; and finally, the Resolutions of these Faculties are adopted by the University and forwarded to Rouen.
May 2nd, WednesdaySolemn assembly in the Ornament Room; the two Judges and 63 Assessors present. Jeanne is summoned and admonished by the Bishop; and a solemn preachment is made to her by the Archdeacon of Eu.
May 9th, WednesdayThe Judges and 9 Assessors summon Jeanne to the Torture Chamber in the Great Tower, and threaten her with torture.
May 10th, Ascension Day.
May 12th, SaturdayConsultation in the Bishop’s house; the Judges and 12 Assessors present. It is decided not to torture Jeanne.
May 19th, SaturdaySolemn assembly in the Chapel of the Archiepiscopal Manor—51 Assessors present. The Resolutions of the University of Paris are read, and the opinions of the Assessors taken.
May 23rd, WednesdaySolemn meeting in a room near the prison. The Judges and 7 Assessors are accompanied by the Bishops of Noyon and Thérouanne. Jeanne is summoned, and solemnly admonished by Pierre Maurice. The Final Sentence is appointed for the next day.
May 24th, ThursdayPublic assembly in the Cemetery of St. Ouen; the Cardinal of England and the Bishop of Norwich present. Exhortation from Érard. Abjuration of Jeanne. Sentence of perpetual imprisonment. In the afternoon, the Deputy Inquisitor and sundry Assessors visit Jeanne in prison.
II. Cause de Relapse.
May 28th, MondayThe Judges and 4 Assessors visit Jeanne in prison, having been informed of her relapse.
May 29th, TuesdaySolemn meeting in the Chapel of the Archiepiscopal Manor, 40 Assessors present. Consultation on the relapse of Jeanne. Decision of the Assessors that she must be delivered up to the secular arm as a relapsed heretic.
May 30th, WednesdayMassieu delivers the order of execution to Jeanne. Visit of sundry Assessors and of the Bishop to the prison.
Jeanne receives the Holy Communion. Final Exhortation from Nicholas Midi at the public assembly in the Old Market Place. Sentence pronounced against Jeanne. Her Death.
June 7th, WednesdayInformation taken after the death of Jeanne by certain persons who visited her in prison on May 30th.
June 8th, Thursday(1) Letter from the King, Henry VI., to the Emperor, announcing the trial, sentence, and execution of Jeanne.
June 12th, MondayLetter of Guarantee for those concerned in the Trial, from Henry VI.
June 28th. (2)Letter from Henry VI. to the same effect as (1), to prelates and nobles.
Letter of the University of Paris to the Pope.
August 8thSentence pronounced against a monk who had spoken ill of the Judges.

FRANCE, 1429–1431
to illustrate
THE LIFE OF JEANNE D’ARC
Route followed by Jeanne d’Arc——
Stanford’s Geogl Estabt. London.

INDEX

[1]. Had there been any desire on the part of the French King to rescue Jeanne from captivity, a ‘King’s ransom,’ which was later paid for her by Cauchon, could scarcely have been refused in those days for a prisoner of war, however renowned. Unhappily for the memory of Charles, she was left to the tender mercies of the English without any offer being made for her release, or any attempt at rescue. There existed a bitter feeling of jealousy towards Jeanne in consequence of her great successes in the field. This was notably shown during her attack upon Paris, where she was thwarted in every direction, and all possibility of victory was taken from her by the conduct of the King. Whether or not Flavy, the Governor of Compiègne, who was completely under the control of the King, betrayed Jeanne at Compiègne, by shutting the gates and closing the drawbridge at her approach, will never be known, but suspicion has always pointed to his betrayal of the Maid.

Alain Bouchard states that, in the year 1488, he heard from two aged men of Compiègne, who had themselves been present, that a few days before her capture, the Maid was attending Mass in the Church of St. Jacques. After communicating and spending some time in devotion, she turned to the assembled congregation, and, leaning against a pillar, uttered this prediction: “My good friends, my dear little children, I am sold and betrayed. Soon I shall be given up to death. Pray to God for me, for I can no longer serve the King and the Kingdom of France.”—Grandes Annales de Bretagne, also Miroir des Femmes Vertueuses.