# Manchon — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Manchon in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** that good Manchon, poor Manchon

**First appearance:** 0060-iii-weaving-the-net-about-her

## Who they are

A sympathetic notary at Joan's trial.

## Relationships

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

_professional_

Manchon was the trial notary who recorded Joan's testimony, showing a mix of duty and reluctant sympathy.

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

_professional_

Manchon was the trial notary who recorded Joan's testimony, showing a mix of duty and reluctant sympathy.

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

_professional_

Manchon was the trial notary who recorded Joan's testimony, showing a mix of duty and reluctant sympathy.

## In the story

### [Book III: Trial and Martyrdom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/book-iii-trial-and-martyrdom)

A sympathetic notary at the trial, troubled by the proceedings.

### [III: Weaving the Net About Her](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/iii-weaving-the-net-about-her)

Chief recorder of the trial, friendly to Joan, employs Louis de Conte.

### [All Ready to Condemn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/iv-all-ready-to-condemn)

Louis's master; a court scribe who is saddened and prepares for the trial.

### [The Maid Baffles Her Persecutors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/vi-the-maid-baffles-her-persecutors)

The recorder who informs Louis de Conte of Cauchon's scheme; later testifies at the Tribunal of Rehabilitation about Joan's wisdom and memory.

### [Her Sure Deliverance Foretold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/ix-her-sure-deliverance-foretold)

Mentioned as a secretary who later testifies to the accuracy of the trial record.

### [X: The Inquisitors at Their Wits’ End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/x-the-inquisitors-at-their-wits-end)

Mentioned as 'that good Manchon' in the context of the trial.

### [XIII: The Third Trial Fails](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xiii-the-third-trial-fails)

Referenced as the clerk who records Joan's previous answers.

### [Joan Struggles with Her Twelve Lies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xiv-joan-struggles-with-her-twelve-lies)

Records the proceedings and bravely notes in the margin that the Twelve Lies contradict Joan's actual statements.

### [Undaunted by Threat of Burning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xv-undaunted-by-threat-of-burning)

Risks his life by writing 'Superba responsio!' in the margin of the record to commemorate Joan's brave answer.

### [XVI: Joan Stands Defiant Before the Rack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xvi-joan-stands-defiant-before-the-rack)

The scribe who informs Louis that the torture was avoided due to fear of Joan's death or her retraction under pain.

### [The Betrayal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xx-the-betrayal)

Mentioned as having leanings toward Joan, but is sidelined by Cauchon who appoints another recorder.

### [Joan Gives the Fatal Answer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxii-joan-gives-the-fatal-answer)

Reluctantly accompanies Louis to the dungeon; writes 'Responsio Mortifera' (Fatal Answer) in the margin.

### [XXIII: The Time Is at Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxiii-the-time-is-at-hand)

Accompanies Louis and the friars to Joan's cell, delivers Joan's message to Louis, and records her muttered lines.

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