presents that I have never seen the said Grandier with women or girls in
the church, the doors being closed; that I have never found him there
alone with women or girls; that when he spoke to either someone else was
always present, and the doors were open; and as to their posture, I think
I made it sufficiently clear when in the witness-box that Grandier was
seated and the women scattered over the church; furthermore, I have never
seen either women or girls enter Grandier's bedroom either by day or
night, although it is true that I have heard people in the corridor
coming and going late in the evening, who they were I cannot say, but a
brother of the said Grandier sleeps close by; neither have I any
knowledge that either women or girls, had their suppers brought to the
said room. I have also never said that he neglected the reading of his
breviary, because that would be contrary to the truth, seeing that on
several occasions he borrowed mine and read his hours in it. I also
declare that I have never seen him close the doors of the church, and
that whenever I have seen him speaking to women I have never noticed any
impropriety; I have not ever seen him touch them in any way, they have
only spoken together; and if anything is found in my deposition contrary
to the above, it is without my knowledge, and was never read to me, for I
would not have signed it, and I say and affirm all this in homage to the
truth.

"Done the last day of October 1630, "(Signed) G. MECHIN."

In the face of such proofs of innocence none of the accusations could be
considered as established and so, according to the decision of the
presidial court of Poitiers, dated the 25th of May 1634, the decision of
the bishop's court was reversed, and Grandier was acquitted of the
charges brought against him. However, he had still to appear before the
Archbishop of Bordeaux, that his acquittal might be ratified. Grandier