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In the face of such proofs of innocence none of the accusations could be considered as established and so, according to the decision of the presidial court of Poitiers, dated the 25th of May 1634, the decision of the bishop's court was reversed, and Grandier was acquitted of the charges brought against him. IN THE FACE OF SUCH PROOFS OF INNOCENCE NONE OF THE ACCUSATIONS COULD BE CONSIDERED AS ESTABLISHED AND SO ACCORDING TO THE DECISION OF THE PRESIDIAL COURT OF POITHIERE DATE THE TWENTY FIFTH OF MAY SIXTEEN THIRTY FOUR THE DECISION OF THE BISHOP'S COURT WAS REVERSED AND GRANDIERE WAS ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST HIM
 either by day or night, although it is true that I have heard people in the corridor coming and going late in the evening, who they were I cannot say, but a brother of the said Grandier sleeps close by; neither have I any knowledge that either women or girls, had their suppers brought to the said room. I have also never said that he neglected the reading of his breviary, because that would be contrary to the truth, seeing that on several occasions he borrowed mine and read his hours in it. I also declare that I have never seen him close the doors of the church, and that whenever I have seen him speaking to women I have never noticed any impropriety; I have not ever seen him touch them in any way, they have only spoken together; and if anything is found in my deposition contrary to the above, it is without my knowledge, and was never read to me, for I would not have signed it, and I say and affirm all this in homage to the truth. "Done the last day of October 1630, "(Signed) G. MECHIN. GIER'S BEDROOM EITHER BY DAY OR NIGHT ALTHOUGH IT IS TRUE THAT I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE IN THE CORRIDOR COMING AND GOING LATE IN THE EVENING WHO THEY WERE I CANNOT SAY BUT A BROTHER OF THE SAID GONGIERE SLEEPS CLOSE BY NEITHER HAVE I ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT EITHER WOMEN OR GIRLS HAD THEIR SUPPERS BROUGHT TO THE SAID ROOM I HAVE ALSO NEVER SAID THAT HE NEGLECTED THE READING OF HIS BREVIARY BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE TRUTH SEEING THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE BORROWED MINE AND READ HIS HOURS IN IT I ALSO DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM CLOSE THE DOORS OF THE CHURCH AND THAT WHENEVER I HAVE SEEN HIM SPEAKING TO WOMEN I HAVE NEVER NOTICED ANY IMPROPRIETY I HAVE NOT EVER SEEN HIM TOUCH THEM IN ANY WAY THEY HAVE ONLY SPOKEN TOGETHER AND IF ANYTHING IS FOUND IN MY DEPOSITION CONTRARY TO THE ABOVE IT IS WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE AND WAS NEVER READ TO ME FOR I WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED IT AND I SAY AND AFFIRM ALL THIS IN HOMAGE TO THE TRUTH DONE THE LAST DAY OF OCTOBER SIXTEEN THIRTY SIGNED G MESCHON
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