213 xJanufcripts in ihs Library of the late King of France. [0£l I, 



For the Monthly Magazine. 

 TRANSLATION of Mss. relative to En- 

 glish HISTORY coiitaiyied in the na- 

 tional LIBRARY «/ TARis, Jbrmerly 



JilELlOTHEQUE ^U RCI. * 



Further PROCE^tiiNGs agninjl joan cf 



■ ARC— PART 111. 



[Continued from No. 133, p. 120.] 

 Article {L 



npHIS woman fuither fays, that the 

 ^L ^ign hy vvliich the Prince, 10 wliom 

 file was fent, was determined to believe 

 in htr revelations and to peimit htr to join 

 in the war, tonli(^ed in this ; that St. Mi- 

 chat!, acccmpanird by a iniiltituile of an- 

 gels, of whom Tome had wings and oihers 

 crowns, anJ with whom were the Saints 

 Catherine and Margaiet, came to fir.d the 

 Prince. The Angei ard tlvc Saints walk- 

 ed for a long rj..ace upon tlie ground, on 

 the roads, and in the chamber, with .the 

 other angels. One of the angels nave the 

 Prince a very precious crown of pure 

 gold, and inclined towards him, making 

 a bow. This won-.an liaid once, that fhc 

 believed the Prince wa.s alone whin he re- 

 ceived this fign, although there were 

 many perlons pretfy near to him ; and at 

 anr.ihoi- time fliefaid, that the Archbid.op 

 received the fign, which was a crown, 

 and prefented it to the Prince in the pre- 

 iL'iice and light of many temporal lortis. 



Op nioii of the Univerfiij. 



This leootid article appears to. he un- 



• c ; and furiher, it is a prefumptuous, 

 .cuu6live, pernicious, and feigned f<ilfe- 

 hood, derogatory to angelical dignity. 



Objerz'a'ions. 

 Joan believed herldf obliged n^ver to 

 '•■■eal ihe I'ecret hgn by which Charles 



VII. was induced 10 grant her his conS- 

 rience. She befides laid, that flic had 

 taken an oath to the two faints never to 

 itve'al it. 



Si'.e was right In refiifing, if what an 

 hiitoiian mentions be true. lie quotes a 

 work, intifled '' E.-iemples, ouHurdie£es de 

 fhfieurs Rois & E'.'.pcreiirs,'"' writiea by 

 N. Saia, malter cf th.e pantry to the Dau- 

 phin Oiland or Roland, fon of Charles 



VIII. It is one of the MSS. in the Roynl 

 Library. Sala there f.iys, that William 

 Gouffier, LorddeBoify, governor of the 

 Prince, had been beloved by Charles 

 VII. in his youth, fo much, that that 

 I'lionarch would never (ufrcr any gentle- 

 man to lie in his bed hut him, and that he 

 had l.'taiiK fioiiihim the following c'.rcum- 



" The gocd king CKarles'VIII, found 



hlmfelf fo low, that he knew not whr»t 

 to do, and only thcugi)t of the fafety of 

 his life; for he was among his enemies, 

 jnclofed on all fide?. The King in th:s 

 extremity of iliought went one morning 

 into his oratory alt ne, and there prayed 

 fioni his heart without repeating tlie 

 wiirds, in which he molt devoutly requeft- 

 ed, that if he was the true heir del'cend- 

 cd I'rom the noble houle of France, and 

 ihat the kingdom juftly belonged to him, 

 that he might keep and defend it, or at all 

 events to give hinn grace to cfcape wiihouc 

 death orunprilunment, andthat he might 

 fave bimCelf in Spain or Scotland, whicli 

 were of old brothers in arms, fritnds and 

 allies of tlie k.ngs of France, and wiiich 

 he had chofen for his iaii refuge." 



7"he revelation of the ftcret, therefore, 

 if it be true, lefolved Chp.rles to deter- 

 mine in favcnir of Joan. The obedience 

 which Joan o«xd to liim asdier fovcreie;n 

 certainly did not permit her to tell him in 

 fo tuibulent a time, ard when he had not 

 yet reconquered his kingdom, that the 

 doubt about legitimacy which this prayer 

 indicated, could only injure him mv;rh, 

 and give gieat advantages to his enemies. 



Tnc judges were tortured vulth anxiety 

 to know this lecrtt : the accufe.l had con- 

 ffantly refuted to explain it. At length, 

 to nut an end to the perlecution which ex- 

 haufled and troubled her, after having 

 laid, " Would you that I fliould perjure 

 myl'elf," Ihe reUited her own ftory with 

 thofe ornamtnis which mud he aHiriittcd 10 

 be fichticus, (ince, had the fa51 been true, 

 and no:luiig can be more improl-able, it 

 would have become the fubjeil of dif- 

 couife throughout all Europe. Over- 

 whelmed aftecwaids with the qiieftions 

 which this ftory produced, (he feems to 

 have thouglit it nettflary to anfwer 

 tliroaghout in the fame flyle, in order tr» 

 draw the judges frcm inveftigatirg the 

 real fecret fuither. 



A.-ticle III. 



This fame woman know.s and is certain 

 that lie who vifiied hei' was St. Michiet, 

 from the goed counfel, the aflillance, and 

 the good doflrine, which he gave 3;:d 

 taught her, and becaufe iie repeated his 

 own name, faying that he was St. Mi- 

 chitl. She diftinguiflied alio the two fe- 

 male faints one from the other, becaiile 

 they named themfelvcs 10 her and faluted 

 her ; reafonsfor v/hich fne believes that it 

 v»as St. Michael ; and (he believes that 

 ihcrr dir(;ourlVs and aiStirns are right and 

 gdcd a» confidently as flie believes that 

 Jil'us Cl-.rid fufftred and died for our re- 

 de:rpt!'.:u 



Opinion 



