Meeting of the Estates-General, 17809. 39 
decree. A deputy whose name is not given, but who, on June 
19, is said to have been in favor of common verification, declared 
that his respect for the king and his will according to the declara- 
tion, attached him to the chamber, but he could not vote in 
this case. Two deputies from Dauphiné, Dolomieu and Saint- 
Albin, were of the opinion that the minority should draft minutes 
of the sessions of June 19 and 24 to be submitted to the king. 
In regard to the verification of credentials, they persisted in 
their opinion given in the session of June 19, for the adoption 
of the form proposed by the king and unanimously accepted 
without reservation by the clergy. In the matter of consti- 
tuting the chamber of the clergy, they could not consent because 
of the mandates of their constituents. Consequently, they 
asked that their explanation be entered on the record and this 
request was granted to them.’ Incidents such as these prob- 
ably account for the discrepancy between the number of deputies 
said to have remained in the hall and the number of votes for 
the decree.*® 
When the newly constituted chamber proceeded to the formal 
election of a president, the same individuals seem to have pro- 
tested again.? But there is no evidence of further opposition 
to the choice of the Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld, who had been 
serving as provisional head of the order.!° The newly elected 
president thanked the assembly for the honor conferred upon 
him. Without completing their formal organization, the clergy 
adjourned about five o’clock to meet the next day at half past 
nine.!! 
The separation of the minority was the signal for an outbreak 
7 Barmond, Récit, 269-270. 
8 Moniteur, I, 96; Jallet, 102. The former states that 132 remained in the 
hall of the clergy, but that only 118 voted for the decree. The accounts of 
the sessions of the clergy in this compilation are drawn largely from Barmond’s 
Récit, but these details are not given in the latter. Jallet claims that only 
119 remained in the hall. 
9 Barmond, Récit, 270. 
10Barmond, Récit, 270; Coster, Récit, 341. The latter mentions the 
election of the president under date of June 25, when the rest ot the officers 
were chosen. 
1 Barmond, Réci:, 270; Jallet, 102. 
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