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The sentence was as follows: For three months to fast each Friday on bread and water by way of penance; to be inhibited from the performance of clerical functions in the diocese of Poitiers for five years, and in the town of Loudun for ever. THE SENTENCE WAS AS FOLLOWS FOR THREE MONTHS TO FAST EACH FRIDAY ON BREAD AND WATER BY WAY OF PENANCE TO BE INHIBITED FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF CLERICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE DIOCESE OF POIRTIERES FOR FIVE YEARS AND IN THE TOWN OF LUDON FOR EVER
paying for the poor; for as all the witnesses lived at Loudun and the trial was to take place at Poitiers, considerable expense would be incurred by the necessity of bringing so many people such a distance; but the lust of vengeance proved stronger than the lust of gold; the subscription expected from each being estimated according to his fortune, each paid without a murmur, and at the end of two months the case was concluded. In spite of the evident pains taken by the prosecution to strain the evidence against the defendant, the principal charge could not be sustained, which was that he had led astray many wives and daughters in Loudun. No one woman came forward to complain of her ruin by Grandier; the name of no single victim of his alleged immorality was given. The conduct of the case was the most extraordinary ever seen; it was evident that the accusations were founded on hearsay and not on fact, and yet a decision and sentence against Grandier were pronounced on January 3rd, 1630. ICH PAYING FOR THE POOR FOR AS ALL THE WITNESSES LIVED AT LOUDON AND THE TRIAL WAS TO TAKE PLACE AT POICIERRE CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE WOULD BE INCURRED BY THE NECESSITY OF BRINGING SO MANY PEOPLE SUCH A DISTANCE BUT THE LUST OF VENGEANCE PROVED STRONGER THAN THE LUST OF GOLD THE SUBSCRIPTION EXPECTED FROM EACH BEING ESTIMATED ACCORDING TO HIS FORTUNE EACH PAID WITHOUT A MURMUR AND AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS THE CASE WAS CONCLUDED IN SPITE OF THE EVIDENT PAINS TAKEN BY THE PROSECUTION TO STRAIN THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE DEFENDANT THE PRINCIPAL CHARGE COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED WHICH WAS THAT HE HAD LED ASTRAY MANY WIVES AND DAUGHTERS IN LUDON NO ONE WOMAN CAME FORWARD TO COMPLAIN OF HER RUIN BY GRANDERE THE NAME OF NO SINGLE VICTIM OF HIS ALLEGED IMMORALITY WAS GIVEN THE CONDUCT OF THE CASE WAS THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY EVER SEEN IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE ACCUSATIONS WERE FOUNDED ON HEARSAY AND NOT ON FACT AND YET A DECISION AND SENTENCE AGAINST CORNIERE WERE PRONOUNCED ON JANUARY THIRD SIXTEEN THIRTY
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