University of Virginia Library

June 2nd

June 2nd The weather prevented me from taking any exercise. I got my french lessons after breakfast and read history. The English were not very successful at the siege of Orleans but by the injustice & inhumanity of the duke of Bedford the maid of Orleans was put to death. He pretended that she was taken within the bounds of his diocese. The University of Paris was mean enough to join in the request of having her tried by the court for sorcery, impiety, idolatry, and magic. After being condemned to death her sentence was mitigated and she was to be perpetually imprisoned and to be fed during life on bread and water. She was made to consent to wear

female clothes and took an oath never to wear any others. Her enemies wishing to get her into some scrape placed a suit of men's apparel in her appartment and concealing themselves they saw her put them on and whilst she was thus equiped they rushed upon her. No pardon could be granted her, she was sentenced to be burnt in the market place of Raüen and it was accordingly executed.

I worked & said my french lesson. After dinner I heard the children their lessons and got geography.