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confession. There were fourteen men present, including the Bishop. Eleven of them voted dead against the torture, and stood their ground in spite of Cauchon's abuse. Two voted with the Bishop and insisted upon the torture. These two were Loyseleur and the orator—the man whom Joan had bidden to "read his book"—Thomas de Courcelles, the renowned pleader, and master of eloquence.
Age has taught me charity of speech; but it fails me when I think of those three names—Cauchon, Courcelles, Loyseleur.
