1805.] Manufcrlpts in the Library of the hie King of France, 2 !f) 



Opinion of the Un'fverfily. 



The (Ions announced are not fufficlent. 

 This wo)nan belitV'-s too haft'ly and al- 

 fer;s loo rafhly. From the co.Tipanfon 

 t.;at file makes, it appearsthai (lie rfoes not 

 believe riglnjy, and that iV.eerrs in faith. 

 Obfervations. 



They fiipprefs in this article, that Joan 

 plactd confidence in thefe revelations, hf.- 

 caufe all that St. Micnaei had announced 

 to her was realiz.-d, both with rc(pe5l to 

 Captain Biudricourt, vvlio had lent hsr to 

 the King ; aj on the part of the King, 

 vvho had received and er.ipioyed lier; who 

 bad fcen her deliver Oilcans, and open the 

 pdiage, contrary to all anpeaiances, in 

 Older to conduft him to Rht- iins t > be con- 

 lifcrated. Thefe important tafts are ex- 

 pieiTeJ by the words cowifils, ajfiftancc, 

 an t good adnjice, which Joan in (ait ufed, 

 but nothing- mo:e is faid, which ought lo 

 have been uone. 



Article IF. 



She fays further, that (he is certain that 

 many things which are contingent upon 

 the future will happen ; and (lie boafts of 

 hiving known, by virtue of the revelations 

 whi^h the two laints made to her, certain 

 concealed events : for example, that (lie 

 fiiall be delivered from prifon, and that 



than quit thnt drefs; and fomelimes fhe 

 i'lys (lie has not taken it by command of 

 God. She iins sven prefei red not to atliit 

 at mafs. and to be deprived of the (acra- 

 ment oT f!;e EnchirilV, at the times pre- 

 icrilied to iho faithful, Wther than affume 

 the habit of a woman, and c.uitihat cf a 

 inaii. This fa'ie woman alio fays and 

 affirtrs, that, by the order and go.d plea- 

 fure of GoJ, (lie has taken and born con- 

 tinually a drefs atter the cuflom of men. 

 She fays, moreover, that fmce fhs received 

 the order fo to drelis herfelf, that (he h:is 

 worn a (liort tunic, a hat, a coat, fleeves 

 with cuffs, breeches with many tagged 

 points, and had her hair cut round above 

 her ears i and tint fhe has retained no- 

 thing wliich could indicate or lead her to 

 be taken for a woman, except what na- 

 ture has provided tor the ditference of the 

 fexes. She admits that (he hKS many 

 times received the Euchari.f in this drefs, 

 and thai- (lie njvtr would, although often 

 warned anJ advii<:d in the ipirit of charity, 

 re-alfume thr female drefs ; addi.ig plainly, 

 that (lie would fooner die than relmquirti 

 it: at otlier times (lie favs, th^t it was 

 not by order of God that (lie affimed this 

 attire, and that if die was ir. the diet's of 

 a inan, abr.sj with thofe in whofe favour 



the Flench (hall do in her comuany one of (lie was armed, that it was ore of the 



the fineff ai5fs that has ever been heard of 

 Im ChiilteRdom ; and again, that (lie has 

 recognized, by revelation, perfons whcm 

 file hid never leen ; ar.d that (lie has dif- 

 covcrcd, and cauled to be found, a certain 

 (word vihich was concealed in the ground. 

 Opinion of the Unmerfity. 



This is a prophefying fuperltition and 

 a prefumptucus Uory, accuriipanied with 

 a vain boaff. 



Ohfervntions. 



The accompliuiment already complet- 

 ed of the piomiles flie had made to the 

 King, that the Englidi Ihould loCe every 

 thing in France, the laft evei.tfhe had an- 

 nounced for the completion of what (he 

 had forrtold, is fui-prefT-d : and they make 

 her Ciy that fhe fhi-.uld be delivered from 

 prilbn, although flie went no further than 

 to fay what (he had underllood ; and alfo 

 one part of the in-erro^3t:rifS, wlure flie 

 1ms (he had aflctd the two faints if (he 

 fl.ould he burnt, that they anfwcred her 

 only to be of good courage. 

 Article V. 



She adds, that the two faints command- 

 ed her, by orders from Gcd, to take and 

 bear the drefs of a man: thit (lie has 

 taken it in obedience to tlru order, and 

 v/ill continue it witii lb much pti I'rvtiance, 

 that fiK plainly lay* flic will luviicr die 



greatelt benefits which could fall out to 

 the whole kingdom of Fiance; adding, 

 that nothing in -the world (hould indues 

 her to take an oath to we.'.r no longer the 

 drefs of a man, and lo bear arms no more : 

 and in all tiiis fhe lays that file has done 

 well, and a6ted in obedience to God and 

 his orders. 



Opinion ofth'? Univerfity. 



This woman is a blafjdiemer and def- 

 piferot God and his facraments; a preva- 

 licator of the divine law, of ttie facred 

 doilrines and ecciefiaftical ordinances ; an 

 tvil thinker, and wandering in faith, filled 

 with vp.in boaiUngs, and cHight to be held 

 fufpettcd of idolatry and to hive given up 

 herfc:li and her attire to demons, imitat- 

 ing the cultomsof Pagans. 

 Obfer<vations. 



Thev attempt that it (ho-ild be believed 

 that (lii- liad ad,>i:!ted a fi::ed refoltition ra- 

 ther to d'.e than re afliimc the habits of 

 her fex : but flic always laid, " until Gad 

 Jhould comriand her to dofa,"^ and then (he 

 did novfiy itexpiefsly. They aify omit: 

 that (he confcnted to take the ieinale dp els 

 to go and lie:rma(s, and receive the co;;.- 

 munion, declaring, at the (anie time, tiuc 

 (lis would aftei wards re-afuime male ai- 

 tiie. They alfo om\t that ftie faid, on 

 admittiti^ that (lie had received the com- 

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