Instead of using the official charges against Joan, Cauchon had Twelve Articles concocted out of the responses that Joan gave during the weeks of interrogation that she underwent, and, without showing them to her, sent them to consultors for assessment. They were in hypothetical form, about a certain woman, who spoke to “saints” telling her to help a prince, who preferred wearing male clothes to going to Communion, refused to submit to the Church Militant, knew she was saved, could foretell the future, disrespected her parents, wrote letters under sign of the cross, had not sinned mortally, said God favored the French, etc. The Twelve articles were first sent to a board of theologians including the Paris Six. Apart from rash utterances, etc., they found matters therein vehemently suspect of heresy. This response was thereafter included when the articles were sent to other theologians and jurists. Many of the respondents agreed in general with the board report, but only two local consultants found heresy to be involved in the articles. Official Basset in his consultation subtly suggested that since charges had been made and denied by Joan, it was time to prove accusations by swearing in witnesses against her.