Footnote 591
A letter (BR ms fr. 7301), written shortly after the battle of Patay, says: "The Earl of Suffolk surrendered to the Maiden, on his knees..." (For the original language, see: Quicherat's "Procès...", Vol V, p. 122).
An entry from the municipal archives of La Rochelle says: "When the Earl of Suffolk saw the aforesaid capture [of the town] ... he said he would never surrender to them [Alençon and the other lords] ... calling out in a loud voice: 'I surrender to the Maiden, who is the most courageous woman in the world and who will defeat us all...' And in fact he came to the aforesaid Maiden and surrendered to her..." (For the original language, see "Une relation inédite sur Jeanne d'Arc", Revue Historique Tome 4, p. 340).
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