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Article STORY OF URBAIN GRANDIER. ← Page 5 of 7 →
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Story Of Urbain Grandier.
As soon as she perceived the commissary she threw herself on her knees , and declared herself the wickedest of God ' s creatures for her conduct in this iniquitous affair . Immediately after this confession , she attached the cord to a tree in the garden , and would have strangled herself outright , had it not been for . the interference of some nuns who were near . Not even this spectacle could touch the heart
of Laubardemont : these recantations were represented as fresh proofs of the friendship that subsisted between Grandier and the demons , who made use of these expedients to save him . To the prejudiced . every thing serves as a proof ; it feeds upon iha . t which should naturally destroy it . At length , on the 18 th of August 16 34 , after a multitude of depositions the most absurd that ever entered into the
Human heart to invent , Urbain Grandier was condemned to be tor * tured and burned alive , before the porch ofhis own church of Sainte Croix . Grandier heard the sentence of his judges without undergoing the smallest change of countenance , or betraying the slig htest symptom of mental trepidation . Erect and dauntless , , his eyes cast upwards to
heaven , he walked by the side of the" executioner to the prison assigned him . Marriouri , the surgeon , followed him , to execute such indignities upon his body as Laubardemont should direct . Fourneau , another surgeon of the town , was confined to the same prison with Grandier , for manifesting human feelings , on an occasion on which he was ordered to exercise some cruelties upon his person . "Alas !" says the poor ecclesiastic , " you are the only being under heaven that has pity on the wretched Grandier . "— " Si . j you know but a small part of the world / ' was the reply of Fourneau .
Fourneau was now ordered to shave him all over , Which he was preparing to do , after entreating the pardon of the unhappy sufferer , when one of the judges commanded him also to pluck out his eye-lids and his nails . Grandier desired him to proceed , assuring him that he Was prepared , by the gracious support of a good God , to suffer all things . But Fourneau peremptorily refused to execute this last order ,
for ' aiiy power on earth . As soon as the first part of the operation had lieen performed ) Grandier was clothed in the dress of the vilest criminals , and led to the town-hall , where M . de Laubardemont , and a vast concourse of people , were waiting to receive him . Thejudges . on this occasion , gave up their seats to the ladies , as if gallantry could With decency mix in so Woful a scene . Before he entered the
audience chamber / Father Lactance exorcised the air , tiie earth , and the prisoner himself . As soon , as he was admitted , he fell upon his knees , and looked around with a serene countenance ; , whereupon the Secretary told him , with a stern voice , " to turn and adore the crucifix , " which he did with ineffable devotionand ' lifting his eyes to
heavenre-; up , mained for some time wrapt in silent adoration . As soon as he recovered from his reverie , he turned to thejudges , and thus addressed them : " My lords , I-am no magician ; to which truth I call to witness , God the Father ,. God the Son , and God . the Holy Ghost . Tiie
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Story Of Urbain Grandier.
As soon as she perceived the commissary she threw herself on her knees , and declared herself the wickedest of God ' s creatures for her conduct in this iniquitous affair . Immediately after this confession , she attached the cord to a tree in the garden , and would have strangled herself outright , had it not been for . the interference of some nuns who were near . Not even this spectacle could touch the heart
of Laubardemont : these recantations were represented as fresh proofs of the friendship that subsisted between Grandier and the demons , who made use of these expedients to save him . To the prejudiced . every thing serves as a proof ; it feeds upon iha . t which should naturally destroy it . At length , on the 18 th of August 16 34 , after a multitude of depositions the most absurd that ever entered into the
Human heart to invent , Urbain Grandier was condemned to be tor * tured and burned alive , before the porch ofhis own church of Sainte Croix . Grandier heard the sentence of his judges without undergoing the smallest change of countenance , or betraying the slig htest symptom of mental trepidation . Erect and dauntless , , his eyes cast upwards to
heaven , he walked by the side of the" executioner to the prison assigned him . Marriouri , the surgeon , followed him , to execute such indignities upon his body as Laubardemont should direct . Fourneau , another surgeon of the town , was confined to the same prison with Grandier , for manifesting human feelings , on an occasion on which he was ordered to exercise some cruelties upon his person . "Alas !" says the poor ecclesiastic , " you are the only being under heaven that has pity on the wretched Grandier . "— " Si . j you know but a small part of the world / ' was the reply of Fourneau .
Fourneau was now ordered to shave him all over , Which he was preparing to do , after entreating the pardon of the unhappy sufferer , when one of the judges commanded him also to pluck out his eye-lids and his nails . Grandier desired him to proceed , assuring him that he Was prepared , by the gracious support of a good God , to suffer all things . But Fourneau peremptorily refused to execute this last order ,
for ' aiiy power on earth . As soon as the first part of the operation had lieen performed ) Grandier was clothed in the dress of the vilest criminals , and led to the town-hall , where M . de Laubardemont , and a vast concourse of people , were waiting to receive him . Thejudges . on this occasion , gave up their seats to the ladies , as if gallantry could With decency mix in so Woful a scene . Before he entered the
audience chamber / Father Lactance exorcised the air , tiie earth , and the prisoner himself . As soon , as he was admitted , he fell upon his knees , and looked around with a serene countenance ; , whereupon the Secretary told him , with a stern voice , " to turn and adore the crucifix , " which he did with ineffable devotionand ' lifting his eyes to
heavenre-; up , mained for some time wrapt in silent adoration . As soon as he recovered from his reverie , he turned to thejudges , and thus addressed them : " My lords , I-am no magician ; to which truth I call to witness , God the Father ,. God the Son , and God . the Holy Ghost . Tiie