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presented their credentials and, along with a noble who had 

 formerly lacked the proces-verhal of his election, became mem- 

 bers of the assembly on this day.-^^ One no'ble on July 6,"^ and 

 three on July io^*° were favorably reported on. Thus 156 

 nobles, regularly elected, had satisfactory credentials between 

 June 30 and July 11, while three lacked the proces-verhal of their 

 election. 



Of the commons having no irregularity in election only one 

 deputy presented his credentials between June 30 and July 11 and 

 a report was not made on them fey the committee till after July 

 11.-*^ Six other commons who had submitted their credentials 

 June 13,^*^ but who then lacked the proces-verhal of their elec- 

 tions,^*'' were favorably reported on ; two on July 2-** and four on 

 July 6.2« 



Under the second heading, where there was some irregularity in 

 the elections, may be treated first, cases where special regulations 

 for the election had been made by the king. The first of these 

 concerned the election of Abbe Royer, deputy of the clergy of 

 Arles.^*^ This case appears to have caused the committee con- 

 siderable trouble. The clergy of the city of Aries, before electing 

 the Abbe Royer, had taken part in the election of the clergy of the 

 senechaussee.^*'^ Hebrard, the reporter for the committee of veri- 

 fication on July 6, said that " the majority of the committee favored 

 the admission of M. Royer; that its decision was based on a 

 decree of the king of April 4, which gave an individual deputa- 

 tion to the city of Aries on the strength of its ancient privileges ; 

 that in reality the clergy of this city had not had a deputy in 



238 Ibid., No. 13, 9, 10. 



239 Ibid., No. 16, 2. 



240 Ibid; No. 20, 3, 4. 



241 Ibid., No. 17, 9. 



^^^ Proces-verbal of the commons from June 12 to 17, 51, 52. 



243 Proces-verhal, 62,, 70. 



244 Ibid., I, No. 12, 7. 



245 Ibid., I, No. 16, 2. 



^^^ Ibid., I, No. 16, 2; Bulletins de I'assemhlee nationale, July 6; Point 

 du jour, I, 115. 

 247 Proces-verbal, I, No. 16, 2. 



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