The serjeants and town clerk were elected on the 9 September. The KCs inherited the prestige of the serjeants and their priority before the courts. Over these 100 years, only 89 Serjeants were created. The Christian knights and mounted serjeants were disorganized, but still fought on. By the 1270s there were approximately 20 recorded Serjeants; by 1290, 36. It became of greater professional importance to become a KC, and the serjeants gradually declined. The capes were not worn into court by the advocates, only by the serjeants. Serjeants were traditionally appointed by a writ directly from the King. The Serjeants only enjoyed their returned status for another six years, however, before Parliament intervened.