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JOAN D’ARC.
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to this tree, who could discover hidden treasures; but I know
nothing more about it. The young girls are wont to amuse
themselves near this tree ; I have been there with others, but
I have neither sung nor danced, but have made nosegays for
the holy virgin of Domremy. However, since the age of dis-
cretion, and since I have seen the angels, and the holy saints,
I no more amused myself with these childish games. I
have neither had visions nor revelations near this tree; but
the two saints have appeared to me near the fountain, but I
do not recollect what they said to me at that time. There
is in the neighbourhood a wood, called the oak-wood, which
may be seen from my father’s house; and when I went to
find the king, they asked me if that were true, because they
told me that the prophetesses had foretold that there would
come from near the oak-wood a girl who would perform
wonders: but 1 have no other knowledge in this respect.
“ Saint Michael informed me long ago of the calamities
which France would experience. He told me that I was a
good young girl, and that I should go to the king’s assistance.
The two saints have also told me that I must go into France,
and cause the siege of Orleans to be raised, and render
great services to the king. I asked them how that could be,
as I was but a poor girl, and could neither ride nor fight.
They told me to go and find out the Captain de Baudricourt,
who commanded for the king at Vaucouleurs. I had only
quitted once my father’s and mother’s house, excepting as I
am going to inform you. My mother instructed me in religion.
She taught me the Pater Noster, which I repeat freely, and
which I never refused to do but once, in order to prevail
upon the Bishop de Beauvais to confess me. She also taught
me the salutation of the angels and the creed, which I re-
peated to my confessor. I was only employed in my father’s
house in domestic affairs, and not out of doors, and but sel-
dom to take care of the flocks.
1 was obliged to go to Toul, on acount of a man’s hav-
ing cited me before the magistrates, in order to oblige me to
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to this tree, who could discover hidden treasures; but I know
nothing more about it. The young girls are wont to amuse
themselves near this tree ; I have been there with others, but
I have neither sung nor danced, but have made nosegays for
the holy virgin of Domremy. However, since the age of dis-
cretion, and since I have seen the angels, and the holy saints,
I no more amused myself with these childish games. I
have neither had visions nor revelations near this tree; but
the two saints have appeared to me near the fountain, but I
do not recollect what they said to me at that time. There
is in the neighbourhood a wood, called the oak-wood, which
may be seen from my father’s house; and when I went to
find the king, they asked me if that were true, because they
told me that the prophetesses had foretold that there would
come from near the oak-wood a girl who would perform
wonders: but 1 have no other knowledge in this respect.
“ Saint Michael informed me long ago of the calamities
which France would experience. He told me that I was a
good young girl, and that I should go to the king’s assistance.
The two saints have also told me that I must go into France,
and cause the siege of Orleans to be raised, and render
great services to the king. I asked them how that could be,
as I was but a poor girl, and could neither ride nor fight.
They told me to go and find out the Captain de Baudricourt,
who commanded for the king at Vaucouleurs. I had only
quitted once my father’s and mother’s house, excepting as I
am going to inform you. My mother instructed me in religion.
She taught me the Pater Noster, which I repeat freely, and
which I never refused to do but once, in order to prevail
upon the Bishop de Beauvais to confess me. She also taught
me the salutation of the angels and the creed, which I re-
peated to my confessor. I was only employed in my father’s
house in domestic affairs, and not out of doors, and but sel-
dom to take care of the flocks.
1 was obliged to go to Toul, on acount of a man’s hav-
ing cited me before the magistrates, in order to oblige me to