Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . left to her that fate was likelyto become was a question^ which now rose with in- M -3^»* 1 /«- < t^ ^1 opinion that the king, on -whom she had con-ferred so many benefits,would not in the end for-sike her, and that thenation would never leavehtrto perish, took posses-sion of her , she was assailedwith the desire of inspiring a belief that she was divinely taught. Whenquestioned on the subject in her prison, she continued to assert that shewas indeed an appointed minister of the Almighty, and that she ha
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . left to her that fate was likelyto become was a question^ which now rose with in- M -3^»* 1 /«- < t^ ^1 opinion that the king, on -whom she had con-ferred so many benefits,would not in the end for-sike her, and that thenation would never leavehtrto perish, took posses-sion of her , she was assailedwith the desire of inspiring a belief that she was divinely taught. Whenquestioned on the subject in her prison, she continued to assert that shewas indeed an appointed minister of the Almighty, and that she had beenoften favored in her solitary cell by visits from his angels, who broughther the revelations of his will. The Bishop of Beauvois, her own countryman, who was in leaguewith the British, on pretence that she had used the arts of magical incan-tation, falsehood, and enchantment within his diocese, presented a peti-tion to the Duke of Bedford, desiring to have his prisoner tried as asorceress. A council of inquiry was immediately opened in the city of. L\Sl I 1 Ol KDl 1 \ JOAN OF ARC. 291 Rouen, where tlie little Englisli king then held his court, at which a greatnumber of French prelates, together with one English bishop, whosename we should blush to mention, were appointed to act as her accusersaud judges. Far from being dismayed at these proceedings, the Maid of Orleans
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