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 :::Thank you for responding.  Yes, the rv without comment after all the work made me feel quite unwelcome; I'm glad to see that this wasn't the intent.  )  Lets go into the issues one by one. 

 :::References: Yes, I actually planned to put some more in when I had the time - I'll take care of that as soon as I'm done posting here.  ) 

 :::As to your comment about the clothing not being an issue until the trial was well underway, this is not correct.  It occurred in the second public examination, and remained a major issue throughout the trial.  That is, in the transcript , it is the third ""page"" of over twenty.  There was more stress on witchcraft earlier on, but that line of persecution really went nowhere. 

 :::The wearing a dress during religious services issue while in captivity was not what I was referring to.  A major issue in her trial was the fact that she had attended services back in France dressed as a man - i.e., under her own free will .  If you read over the transcripts, she continually refers to the fact that she is content with her dress as a man, and that it pleases God. 

 :::As for the ""camp followers"" vs ""prostitutes"" issue: They really were prostitutes that she had a gripe with, as far as I can find  , and was reported to have broken her sword on (the concept of her striking one of her soldier's wives hard enough to break her sword is kind of unreasonable anyways, don't you agree?).  She had no gripe with women in general (and regularly slept in the same bed as other women).  If you have a reference that states otherwise, I would be interested in seing it. 

 :::Now for the tough issue: how to branch.  It really appears that we have two parts: the history, and ""everything else"".  The history takes up almost exactly half of the article.  Perhaps we should sum up the history and have the detailed history in a separate article?  I'll wait for your comment on the subject. 

 :::Thanks for your explanation of what was going on - it makes me feel a lot better.  )  I'll go ahead and add in refs, and let me know what you think of how to split.   "