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hundred thirty-five, the second, one hundred twenty-nine, 
instead of one hundred twenty-seven, the third, nine and the 
fourth, three. During the roll-call two other deputies, who had 
not voted before, joined the first, making one hundred thirty- 
four votes for verification by order. But, to offset that gain, 
the three deputies of the fourth idea shifted their support to the 
second, increasing its total to one hundred thirty-two votes. 
This entire group then transferred to the third proposition with 
its nine votes. According to the majority, verification in 
common, as expressed by the third proposition and not by the 
second which, the minority asserted, united the most votes, 
had one hundred forty-one votes as the result of this shifting and 
combination, while verification by chamber had only one hundred 
thirty-four.1® 
18 Thibault, 238; Récit, 259-260; Histoire de la rév., 208-9. The second 
proposition, declaring simply for verification in common, attracted the most 
votes on the first count. Thibault and the Histoire agree that all these shifted 
to the third proposition, which embodied the idea of reservation of the rights 
of the clergy. The latter says this was done because the nine members 
adhering to the third form refused to abandon the idea of reservation. To 
obtain a majority, the greater number was obliged to submit to the will of 
the few, although some had already had their credentials verified in the 
national assembly, without reservation of any sort. The Récit denies that 
such a shift occurred. It admits that such a proposition was made, but, 
when the radically different character of the second and third proposals was 
seen, the motion was withdrawn. But even though so large a number did 
vote for verification in common without reservation, later they accepted the 
idea of reservation in the meeting held after the minority left. The reserva- 
tion agreed upon in the decree, however, is not so extreme as that attributed 
to the third propositior, so concessions evidently were made on both 
sides, 
16 Thibault, 237-238; Elats-généraux, Extrait du journal de Paris, I, 81, 
83-84, 89-91. The figures in the latter accounts vary slightly from those 
given by Thibault, but all agree that the partisans of verification in common 
ultimately obtained the majority. 
Below is given a tabulation of the figures recorded in minority as well as 
in majority reports. The Récit is the official statement of the minority, 
Thibault that of the majority. Grégoire and Jallet represent the latter. 
The Journai de Paris (Etats-généraux, I, 81) reports the figures it had heard. 
Its information seems to have come from minority sources, since its figures are 
similar to those in the Récit. The second column below indicates changes 
that occurred during the roll-call for checking the vote. 
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