Introduction XXIX were individual cases where the Archbishop's official or scribe Jan Eliásuv took down 28 the record." The corrector’s main aid was a scribe who managed the files. Václav of Kralovice was the scribe during the early period of the edited volume.2° He was replaced in 1408 by public notary Matěj of Prague. It is surprising Matěj was sometimes charged by the 31 corrector to lead proceedings, even in the case of interrogation. The Office of the Corrector also had a significant number of servants, although they did not all work together at the same time. Most of these were clerics sometimes called the corrector’s familiars. Their activities are a matter of discussion, much like other people who worked for the corrector. They are mostly listed only as witnesses, appearing in the files alphabetically: Benes (possibly the same person as Beneš of Bílina), Jakub, cleric Jan of Drahoraz, Matěj of Sobotka, cleric Mikuláš called Křeček (hedgehog), cleric Pešek, cler- ic Petr of Mnichovo Hradiště, cleric Petr of Prague, cleric Simon of Ciněves, and Vavřinec 32 of Prague. The corrector controlled the gaoler and his guards out of practical reasons. There were usually two and they are often mentioned in the corrector files as witnesses. Two 29) 32) 27) Record number 141. 28) Record number 248. The leading role of Litoměřice Archdeacon Matěj, who ruled in rather banal matters (as much as record num. 26 shows) in place of the present corrector Heres can be explained by the authority vested in him by the Archbishop, which is recorded in the volume. Josef NUHLIČEK (with contributions from Ivan HLAVÁČEK and Markéta MARKOVÁ), Veřejní notáři v českých městech, zv- láště v městech pražských, až do husitské revoluce, Prague 2011 - here Wenceslaus Blasii de Kralewicz, p. 330, num. 1356, without documentation from the corrector files where he is offen mentioned in the index as Wenceslaus de Kralowicz, notarius publicus. 30) J. NUHLÍČEK, Veřejní notáři - Here probably referring to Mathias d. Manco de Praga, p. 262, num. 829, again without naming the document in the corrector files; he is also listed often, see index entry Mathias de Praga, notarius correc- toris et notarius publicus. 31) This happened four times under the authority of Corrector Heres: record number 224 - “de mandato speciali per me notarium requisites", num. 309 - “ego Mathias notarius de mandato speciali domini Herssonis, correctoris cleri per diocesim Pragensem, requisivi", num. 323 - “ego Mathias, notarius publicus de Praga, de mandato honorabilis viri domini Herssonis correctoris, requisivi", num. 334 - “requisitus per me Mathiam, notarium publicum de Pra- ga, de mandato domini Herssonis correctoris". He led the proceedings twice in place of the absent Corrector Ojfř: num. 453 -“interrogatus per me Mathiam, notarium publicum de Praga, notarium prefati domini Ogerii", num. 454 - “interrogatus per me Mathiam, notarium domini Ogerii"; The lack of an expression of using the corrector’s authority here is probably related to the change in style. Documents according to the index: Benessius, servitor domini correctoris (probably Benessius de Bielina, clericus); Jacobus, servitor domini Ogerii correctoris: Johannes de Drahoraz, clericus, servitor (familiaris) domini Herssonis correctoris; Mathia de Sobothka, servitor dom. Herssonis correctoris; Nicolaus d. Krzeczek (Krzeczco), clericus, ser- vitor Herssonis correctoris; Pessa, clericus, servitor Herssonis correctoris; Petrus de Grediss Monachorum, clericus, servitor domini correctoris; Petrus de Praga, cle ricus, servitor Herssonis correctoris; Simon de Czwinewes, clericus domini correctoris; Laurencius de Praga, familiaris et servitor Herssonis correctoris. Besides these, the list also included cleric Aleš of Žatec (Alexius de Zacz). The fact they often acted as witnesses was jokingly referred to by the corrector's notary, when he remarked: "presen- tibus famosis et religiosis viris Jacobo et Ottepka, custodibus carcerum, yakz swaty nedyw sie gich mochczy tot nycz nenye etc" - record number 146a. 33)