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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. 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
ronger 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. 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. ED 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 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
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