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EXHIBIT 14
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus for the International Opportunities Fund (one of
the thirty-three portfolios of John Hancock Variable Series Trust I) and
"Independent Auditors" and "The Trust's Financial Statements and Investment
Performance Information" in the Statement of Additional Information in the
Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus included in Pre-Effective Amendment
Number 2 to the Registration Statement (Form N-14, No. 333-47686) of John
Hancock Variable Series Trust I.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference into the Statement of
Additional Information in the Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus our report
dated February 10, 2000 on the financial statements included in the Annual
Report of the John Hancock Variable Series Trust I for the year ended December
31, 1999.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 5, 2000
