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But as there were many necessary witnesses, and it was almost impossible to bring them all such a great distance, the archiepiscopal court sent the appeal to the presidial court of Poitiers. BUT AS THERE WERE MANY NECESSARY WITNESSES AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING THEM ALL SUCH A GREAT DISTANCE THE ARCH EPISCOPAL COURT SENT THE APPEAL TO THE PRESIDIAL COURT OF POIRTIER
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. 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. Both parties appealed from this decision: Grandier to the Archbishop of Bordeaux, and his adversaries, on the advice of the attorney to the diocese, pleading a miscarriage of justice, to the Parliament of Paris; this last appeal being made in order to overwhelm Grandier and break his spirit. But Grandier’s resolution enabled him to face this attack boldly: he engaged counsel to defend his case before the Parliament, while he himself conducted his appeal to the Archbishop of Bordeaux.  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 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 BOTH PARTIES APPEALED FROM THIS DECISION GRANDIERE TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF BORDEAUX AND HIS ADVERSARIES ON THE ADVICE OF THE ATTORNEY OF THE DIOCESE PLEADING A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE TO THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS THIS LAST APPEAL BEING MADE IN ORDER TO OVERWHELM COMER AND BREAK HIS SPIRIT BUT GRANDIERE'S RESOLUTION ENABLED HIM TO FACE THIS ATTACK BOLDLY HE ENGAGED COUNSEL TO DEFEND HIS CASE BEFORE THE PARLIAMENT WHILE HE HIMSELF CONDUCTED HIS APPEAL TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF BOURDON
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