Footnote 382
From the deposition of the Count of Dunois: "...I remember that after the previously
mentioned victories, the lords of the Royal family and the commanders
wanted the King to go into Normandy rather than to Rheims; but the
Maiden was always of the opinion that it was proper to go to
Rheims for the coronation of the King, and added the reasoning behind
her opinion, saying that when the King was crowned and consecrated
the power of the enemy would always diminish and they would finally
be unable to harm either himself nor the kingdom. All agreed to
her opinion."
For the relevant section of his testimony as it appears in the original, see
DuParc's "Procès en Nullité...",
Vol I, p. 323.
For translations, see
Oursel's "Les Procès de Jeanne d'Arc", p. 248, and Pernoud's "The Retrial of Joan of Arc",
p. 126.
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