▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Est ate ▁is ▁closed ▁and ▁locked . ▁At ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Joseph - Ign ace ▁Gu ill ot in , ▁the ▁deput ies ▁gather ▁instead ▁in ▁the ▁ind oor ▁tennis ▁court , ▁where ▁they ▁swe ar ▁not ▁to ▁separate ▁until ▁they ▁have ▁given ▁France ▁a ▁new ▁Constitution ▁( the ▁Tennis ▁Court ▁O ath ). ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 2 1 : ▁The ▁Royal ▁Council ▁reject s ▁the ▁financial ▁program ▁of ▁Minister ▁Ne cker . ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 2 2 : ▁The ▁new ▁National ▁Assembly ▁meets ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁in ▁Vers a illes . ▁One ▁hundred ▁fifty ▁deput ies ▁from ▁the ▁cler gy ▁attend , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁deput ies ▁from ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 3 : ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁personally ▁addresses ▁the ▁Est ates - General ▁( a ▁Sé ance ▁royale ), ▁where ▁he ▁invalid ates ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁and ▁instruct s ▁the ▁three ▁est ates ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁meet ▁separately . ▁The ▁king ▁dep arts ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Second - ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁First - E state ▁deput ies , ▁but ▁the ▁Third - E state ▁deput ies ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁hall . ▁When ▁the ▁king ' s ▁master ▁of ▁cer emon ies ▁rem inds ▁them ▁that ▁Louis ▁has ▁invalid ated ▁their ▁decre es , ▁the ▁Com te ▁de ▁Mira be au , ▁Third - E state ▁deput y ▁from ▁A ix , ▁bold ly ▁sh outs ▁that ▁" we ▁are ▁assemble d ▁here ▁by ▁the ▁will