All these signs, however, were lost upon him.

To every expostulation he had one answer: he would never give way; for concession had ruined his father; and his unconquerable firmness was loudly applauded by the French embassy and by the Jesuitical cabal.
He now proclaimed that he had been only too gracious when he had condescended to ask the assent of the Scottish Estates to his wishes.
His prerogative would enable him not only to protect those whom he favoured, but to punish those who had crossed him.

He was confident that, in Scotland, his dispensing power would not be questioned by any court of law.

There was a Scottish Act of Supremacy which gave to the sovereign such a control over the Church as might have satisfied Henry the Eighth.

Accordingly Papists were admitted in crowds to offices and honours.