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assembly and submitted their credentials for verification, but 

 refused to take part in the deliberations of the assembly until 

 they had received new instructions. 



When the minority of the clergy and the majority of the 

 nobility joined the assembly the work of verifying the credentials 

 of the members of the national assembly was practically finished. 

 As far back as June 13, provision had been made by the commons 

 for verification of credentials. At that time, the credentials were 

 distributed among the twenty bureaus^^^ for the purpose of rapid 

 verification, but on June 19 a more permanent arrangement was 

 made by the establishment of a committee of verification. ^^^ At 

 this time, only a few clergy and nobles being members of the 

 assembly ,^^* the third estate alone formed the original committee 

 of thirty -two.^®^ As fast as the other orders joined the assembly, 

 they were given representation on the committee. On June 22, 

 the president asked that sixteen members of the clergy be added 

 to the committee on verification, but only five were chosen on 

 this day,"^ and I find no record that any more were added. On 

 June 26, sixteen members of the nobles were also added to the 



102 Proces-verbal dcs seances des deputes des communes depuis le 12 

 juin, 1789, jusqu'aii 17 juin, jour de la constitution en assemblee na- 

 tionale, 48. 



193 Proces-verbal, I, No. 2, 2. 



194 The Proces-verbal of the commons shows that 16 clergy and 3 nobles 

 presented their credentials to the assembly before June 24. 



Days on which clergy No. presenting Page in Proces- 



presented credentials credentials verbal 



June 14 6 80 



June 15 3 84, 87, 89 



June 16 7 96, 100, 104 



Four of these did not become members till after June 24. All are in- 

 cluded in the list answering to roll call June 24, but have not been included 

 with those entering the assembly June 24. 



Days on which nobles No. presenting • Page in Procis- 



presented credentials cred-intials ' verbal 



June 22 3 5, 10 



195 Proces-verbal, I, No. 2, 3. 



196 ihid., I, No. 4, 9. 



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