▁the ▁ret rial ▁at ▁Notre - D ame , ▁where ▁he ▁question ed , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁the olog ians ▁and ▁cl erg ymen ▁of ▁all ▁Europe , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 5 ▁witness es ▁that ▁knew ▁Joan ; ▁from ▁child hood ▁friends , ▁soldiers ▁whom ▁served ▁under ▁her ▁command , ▁citizens ▁of ▁Orleans ▁and , ▁with ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁enthus ias m , ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁trib unal ▁that ▁condem ned ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 1 . ▁With ▁all ▁the ▁information ▁he ▁heard , ▁Br é hal ▁declared ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁ 1 4 5 6 ▁that ▁Joan ▁had ▁died ▁a ▁mart yr ▁and ▁post hum ously ▁ex communic ated ▁Pierre ▁C auch on , ▁the ▁main ▁inst ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁trial , ▁brand ing ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁her etic ▁who ▁was ▁purs uing ▁a ▁sec ular ▁vend etta . ▁ ▁Br é hal ▁was ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁declaration ▁of ▁Joan ' s ▁innoc ence ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁in ▁Rou en , ▁when ▁all ▁articles ▁of ▁Joan ' s ▁trial ▁where ▁bur nt ▁public ly . ▁In ▁Orleans , ▁he ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁comm emor ative ▁fe asts ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁likely ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁Joan ' s ▁elder ly ▁mother ▁during ▁a ▁celebr atory ▁ban quet ▁that ▁the ▁citizens ▁offered ▁to ▁In quis itor ▁Br é hal ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Rég ine ▁P ern oud , ▁Jean ne ▁d ' Ar