B.—­’In what manner of form did the voice appear?’

J.—­’As to that I will give you no answer.’

B.—­’Did that voice solicit you often?’

J.—­’It said to me two or three times a week, “Leave your village and go to France."’

B.—­’Did your father know of your departure?’

J.—­’He knew nothing about it.  The voice said, “Go to France,” so I could not remain at home any longer.’

B.—­’What else did it say to you?’

J.—­’It told me that I should raise the siege of Orleans.’

B.—­’Was that all?’

J.—­’The same voice told me to go to Vaucouleurs, to Robert de Baudricourt, captain of that place, and that he would give me soldiers to accompany me on my journey; and I answered it, that I was a poor girl who did not know how to ride, neither how to fight.’

B.—­’What did you do then?’

J.—­’I went to my uncle, and told him that I wished to remain with him for some time, and I lived with him eight days.  I then told him that I must go to Vaucouleurs, and he took me there.  When I arrived there I recognised Robert de Baudricourt, although it was the first time that I saw him.’

B.—­’How, then, did you recognise him?’

J.—­’I knew him through my voices.  They said to me, “This is the man,” and I said to him, “I must go to France.”  Twice he refused to listen to me.  The third time he received me.  The voices had told me this would happen.’

B.—­’Had you not some business with the Duke of Lorraine?’

J.—­’The Duke ordered that I should be brought to him.  I went and said to him, “I must go to France.”  The Duke asked me how he should recover his health.  I told him I knew nothing about that.’

B.—­’Did you speak much to him about your journey?’

J.—­’I told him very little about it.  But I asked him to allow his son, with some soldiers, to go to France with me, and that I should pray God to cure him.  I had gone to him with a safe conduct.  After leaving him I returned to Vaucouleurs.’

B.—­’How were you dressed when you left Vaucouleurs?’

J.—­’When I left Vaucouleurs I wore a man’s dress.  I had on a sword which Robert de Baudricourt had given me, without any other arms.  I was accompanied by a knight, a squire, and four servants.  We went to the town of Saint Urban, and I passed that night in the abbey.  On the way, we passed through the town of Auxerre, where I attended mass in the principal church.  At that time I heard my voices often, with that one of which I have already spoken.’

B.—­’Tell me, now, by whose advice did you come to wear the dress of a man?’

Joan of Arc refused to answer, in spite of being repeatedly told to do so.

B.—­’What did Baudricourt say to you when you left?’

J.—­’He made them who went with me promise to take charge of me, and as I left he said, “Go, and let come what may!"’ (Advienne que pourra!)