turning to despair and probably to suicide. In
this matter likewise thou didst utter a rash and
presumptuous statement in asserting that thy sin is
forgiven, and thou dost err from the faith touching the
doctrine of free will.

ARTICLE IX

Item, thou hast said that Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret
promised to lead thee to Paradise provided thou didst remain
a virgin; and that thou hadst vowed and promised them to
cherish thy virginity, and of that thou art as well assured
as if already thou hadst entered into the glory of the
Blessed. Thou believest that thou hast not committed mortal
sin. And it seemeth to thee that if thou wert in mortal sin
the saints would not visit thee daily as they do.

Such an assertion the clerks pronounce to be a pernicious
lie, presumptuous and rash, that therein lieth a
contradiction of what thou hadst previously said, and that
finally thy beliefs do err from the true Christian faith.

ARTICLE X

Item, thou hast declared it to be within thy knowledge that
God loveth certain living persons better than thee, and that
this thou hast learnt by revelation from Saint Catherine and
Saint Margaret: also that those saints speak French, not
English, since they are not on the side of the English. And
when thou knewest that thy Voices were for thy King, you
didst fall to disliking the Burgundians.

Such matters the clerks pronounce to be a rash and
presumptuous assertion, a superstitious divination, a
blasphemy uttered against Saint Catherine and Saint
Margaret, and a transgression of the commandment to love our
neighbours.

ARTICLE XI

Item, thou hast said that to those whom thou callest Saint
Michael, Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret, thou didst do
reverence, bending the knee, taking off thy cap, kissing the
ground on which they trod, vowing to them thy virginity:
that in the instruction of these saints, whom thou didst
invoke and kiss and embrace, thou didst believe as soon as
they appeared unto thee, and without seeking counsel from
thy priest or from any other ecclesiastic. And,
notwithstanding, thou believest that these Voices came from
God as firmly as thou believest in the Christian religion
and the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Moreover thou hast
said that did