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However, he had still to appear before the Archbishop of Bordeaux, that his acquittal might be ratified. HOWEVER HE HAD STILL TO APPEAR BEFORE THE ARCHBISHOP OF BORDON THAT HIS ACQUITTAL MIGHT BE RATIFIED
e 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." 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. ER 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 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
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