The Rejected Petitions

A king received petitions from subjects. Most were forwarded to appropriate ministers.

But some petitions couldn't be processed: unsigned, unintelligible, requesting things that didn't exist.

Rather than discard them or let them pile up, the king created a separate chamber for problematic petitions.

A patient scribe reviewed them, asking clarifying questions when possible, disposing of them properly when not.

The main court moved efficiently. Confusion had its own room.