 These offices were essentially bought and sold, often passed down during generations within the same families.The purchase, sale or transfer of the office required the ratification of the Chambre des Comptes of Navarre in Pau, who acted on behalf of the king.In October , together with the Chancery of Navarre based in Saint-Palais, it was merged to form the Parliament of Navarre and Béarn "("Parlement de Navarre et Béarn")" in Pau.