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136 A History of Sweden
vention promised to defend their faith with their lives.
Then the president of the Convention exclaimed : "Now
Sweden has become one man, and we all have one Lord
and one God."
The decisions of the
Convention were sent
out in copies to all
the provinces and were
signed by all orders of
society. The duke de-
sired that the whole peo-
ple should take part in
this matter. No one
should be indifferent or
unconcerned about the
weal and woe of the
realm. Thus Sweden was
prepared to receive the
new king.
Sigismund’s Coronation. In the autumn of the same
year Sigismund came to Sweden to be crowned. He
was surrounded with Catholic priests and Jesuits, who
hoped to gain control of the Swedish people. The Es-
tates, assembled for the coronation, feared that Sigis-
mund would resort to force to restore the Catholic
faith. But Duke Charles assured them that there would
be no coronation unless Sigismund would first by oath
promise to maintain the decision of the Uppsala Con-
vention. Sigismund was compelled to yield. He solemn-
ly took the oath, and was then crowned. But the day
before he had secretly assured the Jesuits that he would
introduce Catholic service into Sweden as soon as he
Kmpr Siffismuml.
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