We begin following the original French Minute of the trial, where it exists, and the biased Latin Record, commissioned by Cauchon and compiled by Thomas de Courcelles, one of the “Paris Six” (close collaborators from the University of Paris). Cauchon pretended to follow inquisitorial procedure, saying that publica fama of Joan’s statements against the faith spurred him to start an inquisition. He appointed a promotor (prosecutor), Jean d’Estivet, to investigate and bring charges against her. Instead, however, beginning on February 21, 1431, with Estivet sidelined, Joan was closely interrogated and her responses recorded, first in six public sessions with numerous assessors (consultants), and then privately in her prison cell for nine sessions, all the time in chains. During this time, Vice-Inquisitor Jean Lemaistre first attended as an assessor, until authorization was received from Inquisitor Graverent in Coutances for him to sit as co-judge with Cauchon. This long period of enforced interrogation was effectively brought to an end when a papal judge named Jean Lohier passing through Rouen gave his opinion that the whole process was illegal for numerous reasons: there was no fama against Joan, no charges had been made against her, she had no counsel, etc.