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The information was taken down, and Louis Chauvet, the civil lieutenant, and the archpriest of Saint Marcel and the Loudenois, were appointed to investigate the matter, so that, while Urbain was instituting proceedings against Duthibaut in Paris, information was laid against himself in Loudun. THE INFORMATION WAS TAKEN DOWN AND LOUIS CHAUVET THE CIVIL LIEUTENANT AND THE ARCHPRIEST OF SAN MARCEL AND THE LOUDENOIR WERE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER SO THAT WHILE URBAY WAS INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DUTY BORN IN PARIS INFORMATION WAS LAID AGAINST HIMSELF IN LUDON
 too precious to be neglected, but, convinced, with too much reason, that he would never obtain justice from the local authorities, although the respect due to the Church had been infringed, in his person he decided to appeal to King Louis XIII, who deigned to receive him, and deciding that the insult offered to a priest robed in the sacred vestments should be expiated, sent the cause to the high court of Parliament, with instructions that the case against Duthibaut should be tried and decided there. Hereupon Urbain’s enemies saw they had no time to lose, and took advantage of his absence to make counter accusations against him. Two worthies beings, named Cherbonneau and Bugrau, agreed to become informers, and were brought before the ecclesiastical magistrate at Poitiers. They accused Grandier of having corrupted women and girls, of indulging in blasphemy and profanity, of neglecting to read his breviary daily, and of turning God’s sanctuary into a place of debauchery and prostitution. IES WAS TOO PRECIOUS TO BE NEGLECTED BUT CONVINCED WITH TOO MUCH REASON THAT HE WOULD NEVER OBTAIN JUSTICE FROM THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ALTHOUGH THE RESPECT DUE TO THE CHURCH HAD BEEN INFRINGED IN HIS PERSON HE DECIDED TO APPEAL TO KING LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH WHO DEIGNED TO RECEIVE HIM AND DECIDING THAT THE INSULT OFFERED TO A PRIEST ROBED IN THE SACRED VESTMENTS SHOULD BE EXPIATED SENT THE CAUSE TO THE HIGH COURT OF PARLIAMENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE CASESE AGAINST DUTIBON SHOULD BE TRIED AND DECIDED THERE HEREUPON URBAY'S ENEMIES SAW THEY HAD NO TIME TO LOSE AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HIS ABSENCE TO MAKE COUNTER ACCUSATIONS AGAINST HIM TWO WORTHY BEINGS NAMED SCHERBINOT AND BOUGAW AGREED TO BECOME INFORMERS AND THEY WERE BROUGHT BEFORE THE ECCLESIASTICAL MAGISTRATE AT PONTHIEU THEY ACCUSED GRANDIERE OF HAVING CORRUPT WOMEN AND GIRLS AND OF INDULGING IN BLASPHEMY AND PROFANITY OF NEGLECTING TO READ HIS BREVIARY DAILY AND OF TURNING GOD'S SANCTUARY INTO A PLACE OF DEBAUCHERY AND PROSTITUTION
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