For ten days the nominally reconciled enemies sat watching each other, the king at Windsor, the barons still encamped in the surrounding meadows. In private, John’s feelings broke out in wild paroxysms of fury characteristic of his race; he “gnashed his teeth, rolled his eyes, caught up sticks and straws and gnawed them like a madman, or tore them into shreds with his fingers.”[1046] But to the outside world he wore a calm and smiling face, chatting familiarly and gaily with every one whom he met, and declaring himself perfectly satisfied with the settlement of affairs.[1047] Within the next seven days {June 19–22} he despatched copies of the Charter to the sheriffs, foresters and other royal bailiffs in every shire, with letters patent ordering them to make the men under their jurisdiction swear obedience to the twenty-five barons in whatever form these latter might prescribe, and cause twelve sworn knights to be elected in the next county court for the purpose of inquiring into evil customs with a view to their extirpation as promised in the Charter.[1048] He also sent to his mercenary captains {June 18} orders to desist from hostilities and amend any damage which they might have done to the barons since the peace was made.[1049] On the following Tuesday, June 23, he ordered the foreign soldiers at Dover to be sent home at once.[1050] On the 25th a number of sheriffs were removed from office and replaced by new ones.[1051] Before that date the king had appointed a new chief justiciar, Hubert de Burgh,[1052] a faithful adherent of his own, who was also an honourable man, respected by all parties, and a member of the committee of thirty-eight. On the 27th the sheriffs and the knights elected in every shire to inquire into evil customs were ordered to punish summarily all persons who refused the oath of obedience to the twenty-five.[1053]