The other Fellows who were at the meeting declared that in all things lawful they were ready to obey the King, but that they would not violate their statutes and their oaths.
The King, greatly incensed and mortified by his defeat, quitted Oxford and rejoined the Queen at Bath.

His obstinacy and violence had brought him into an embarrassing position.

He had trusted too much to the effect of his frowns and angry tones, and had rashly staked, not merely the credit of his administration, but his personal dignity, on the issue of the contest.

Could he yield to subjects whom he had menaced with raised voice and furious gestures?
Yet could he venture to eject in one day a crowd of respectable clergymen from their homes, because they had discharged what the whole nation regarded as a sacred duty?
Perhaps there might be an escape from this dilemma.

Perhaps the college might still be terrified, caressed, or bribed into submission.