Those hoping for a change in government from James were disappointed at first when he kept Elizabeth's Privy Councillors in office, as secretly planned with Cecil, but James soon added long-time supporter Henry Howard and his nephew Thomas Howard to the Privy Council, as well as five Scottish nobles.
Mereka yang berharap untuk perubahan dalam pemerintahan dari James pada awalnya kecewa ketika dia menjaga Dewan penasehat Elizabeth di kantor, seperti yang direncanakan secara rahasia dengan Cecil, tetapi James segera menambahkan pendukung lama Henry Howard dan keponakannya Thomas Howard ke Dewan Penasihat, serta lima bangsawan Skotlandia.