e Holy Sacrament. She may have said to the Sire de
Luxembourg: "I know that the English want to put me to death." Then
she repeated courageously what she had already said a thousand times:

"But were there one hundred thousand _Godons_ more than at present,
they would not conquer the kingdom."

On hearing these words, the Earl of Stafford unsheathed his sword and
the Earl of Warwick had to restrain his hand.[2148] That the English
Constable of France should have raised his sword against a woman in
chains would be incredible, did we not know that about this time this
Earl of Stafford, hearing some one speak well of Jeanne, straightway
wished to transfix him.[2149]

[Footnote 2148: _Trial_, vol. iii, pp. 121, 123.]

[Footnote 2149: _Ibid._, p. 140.]

In order that the Bishop and Vidame of Beauvais might exercise
jurisdiction at Rouen it was necessary that a concession of territory
should be granted him. The archiepiscopal see of Rouen was
vacant.[2150] For this concession, therefore, the Bishop of Beauvais
applied to the chapter, with whom he had had misunderstandings.[2151]
The canons of Rouen lacked neither firmness nor independence; more of
them were honest than dishonest; some were highly educated,
well-lettered and even kind-hearted. None of them nourished any ill
will toward the English. The Regent Bedford himself was a canon of
Rouen, as Charles VII was a canon of Puy.[2152] On the 20th of October,
in that same year 1430, the Regent, donning surplice and amice, had
distributed the dole of bread and wine for the chapter.[2153] The
canons of Rouen were not prejudiced in favour of the Maid of the
Armagnacs; they agreed to the demand of the Bishop of Beauvais and
granted him the formal concession of territory.[2154]

[Footnote 2150: C. de Beaurepaire, _Recherches sur le proces de
condamnation de Jeanne d'Arc_, in _Precis des travaux de l'Academie de
Rouen_, 1867-1868, pp. 470-479. U. Chevalier, _L'abjuration de Jeanne
d'Arc_, p. 29.]

[Footnote 2151: De Beaurepaire, _Notes sur les juges_, p. 17.]

[Footnote 2152: _Gallia Christiana_, vol. ii, p. 732. Vallet de
Viriville, _Histoire de Charles VII_, vol. ii, pp. 213, 214. S. Luce,
_Jeanne d'Arc a Domremy_, p. ccxcv.]

[Footnote 2153: C. de Beaurepaire, _Recherches sur le proces de
condamnation de Jeanne d'Arc_, _loc. cit._ A. Sarrazin, _Jeanne d'Arc
et la Normandie_, pp. 168, 171.]

[Footnote 2154: 28 December, 1430. _Trial_, vol. i, pp. 20, 23. De
Beaurepai