Besides, her sojourn at Neufchateau was troubled by anxiety and broken by absences.
In this town she received a summons to appear before the official of Toul, in whose jurisdiction she was, as a native of Domremy-de-Greux.
A young bachelor of Domremy alleged that a promise of marriage had been given him by Jacques d'Arc's daughter.

Jeanne denied it.

He persisted in his statement, and summoned her to appear before the official.[369] To this ecclesiastical tribunal such cases belonged; it pronounced judgment on questions of nullity of marriage or validity of betrothal.
[Footnote 369: _Trial_, vol.i, pp.

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