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committee.^^'^ It is thus clear that the assembly continued to 

 recognize the existence of the orders by following the rule of 

 proportional representation on its committees. 



The majority of the clergy presented their credentials on June 

 24. Of the one hundred thirty who at this time submitted their 

 credentials^®^ only seven were favorably reported on by the com- 

 mittee^^® on the same day ; three representatives lacked the proces- 

 verbal of their election and were instructed to produce this act 

 within a fortnight.-"" A report on the credentials of the majority 

 of the clergy presented on June 24 was made June 25 ;^*'^ ninety- 

 nine had satisfactory credentials^"^ while eleven lacked the proces- 

 vcrhal of their election.-"^ This same day seven more submitted 

 their credentialSj^"* but only one of these was favorably reported 

 on by the committee at this time.-"^ Five of them became bona 

 fide members the next day-"*^ (June 26), while the sixth one, 

 Ralph de Varicourt, became a member of the assembly on July 

 i.^"^ One who had submitted his credentials June 24,^"^ one who 

 was without the proces-verhal of his election on June 24,^"" one 

 who lacked the proces-verhal of his election on June 25,'^" and 

 four who submitted their credentials June 26-" were favorably 

 reported on June 26. Two deputies who had submitted their 

 credentials June 24 were reported on June 26 without the proces- 

 verhal of their election.^^- June 27, three members who on this 



19" Ibid., I, No. 8, 25. 



10s Proces-verhal, I, No. 6, 5-14. 



^^^ Proces-verbal, I, No. 6, 14. 



200 Ibid., No. 6, 15. 



201 Proces-verbal, I, No. 6, 5-14. 



202 Ihid., I, No. 7, 21-23. 



203 Ibid., I, No. 7, 21-23. 

 ^'>*Ibid., No. 7, I. 

 -o^Ibid., No. 7, 17. 



206 Ibid., No. 8, 6, 12. 

 -^'^ Ibid., No. II, 6. 

 208 /i,tU, No. 6, II. 

 ^'^^Ibid., No. 6, 15; No. 8, 7. 



210 Ihid., No. 7, 23. 



211 Ibid., No. 8, 2. 

 ^i^Ibid., No. 8, II. 



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