In the mid-6th century, by law their number was fixed at 26 "adiutores": twelve from the "scrinium memoriae" and seven each from the "scrinium epistolarum" and the "scrinium libellorum", although in practice these numbers were often exceeded.
В в середине VI века, по закону их количество было увеличено до 26 "adiutores": 12 из "scrinium memoriae" и по семь от "epistolarum scrinium" и "scrinium libellorum", хотя на практике эти цифры зачастую превышены.