CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





We consent to the references to our firm in the Registration Statement on Form
N-14 of John Hancock Capital Series and to the use of our report dated May 31,
2002 on the financial statements and financial highlights of the Pzena Focused
Value Fund, a series of Professionally Managed Portfolios. Such financial
statements and financial highlights appear in the 2002 Annual Report to
Shareholders which is incorporated by reference into this registration
statement.




                                                        /s/TAIT, WELLER & BAKER
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 6, 2002