22/29 When the English and the Burgundians heard tell of the matter, there soon occurred to them the idea that the Maid had discovered what was hidden beneath the earth by taking counsel of demons; or they suspected her of having herself craftily hidden the sword in the place she had indicated in order to deceive princes, clergy, and people. They wondered anxiously whether those five crosses were not signs of the devil.[827] Thus there began to arise conflicting illusions, according to which Jeanne appeared either saint or sorceress.[828] [Footnote 827: Morosini, vol.iii, pp. _Chronique de Lorraine_, in the _Trial_, vol.iv, p.332.Eberhard Windecke, p. |