crown; and at the resignation of
Archbishop Ulfsson the fief was claimed by his successor, Trolle, as
well as by the regent. In order to put an end to this vexed question,
the regent wrote to Ulfsson asking him to produce the title-deeds on
which his claim was based. After considerable correspondence, in which,
however, the deeds were not produced, Sture, deeming it unwise to leave
the fief any longer without a steward, entered into possession, and
applied the incomes to the royal treasury, at the same time assuring
Ulfsson that if he or the Chapter at Upsala could prove a title to the
fief, they should enjoy it. This only added fuel to the flame. Trolle,
unable as it seems to prove his title, assumed the posture of one who
had been wronged, and scorned the urgent invitation of the regent to
come to Stockholm and discuss the matter. Indeed, there were rumors in
the air to the effect that Trolle was engaged in a conspiracy against
the throne.[22]

In this way matters continued till February of the following year, 1516,
when Sture resolved to attend the annual Upsala fair and have a
conference with Trolle. The conference took place in presence of some of
the leading men of Sweden, in the sacristy of the cathedral. But it led
to no result. Trolle charged the regent with unfair dealing, which the
latter denied, at the same time demanding proof. None was furnished; and
the regent withdrew, feeling more than ever convinced that the conduct
of the archbishop boded ill. In this juncture he summoned a Cabinet
meeting, to be held at Telge in July following, to arrange the
differences between himself and Trolle, and to resolve on the stand to
be taken by Sweden in the congress of the three realms to be held at
Halmstad in the February following. The archbishop, by virtue of his
office, was a member of the Cabinet; but when that body met, it was
discovered that Trolle was not present. He was in Upsala, nursing his
wrath to keep it warm. The regent therefore wrote and begged him to
appear. "Whatever," he wrote, "the Cabinet here assembled shall decide
as right between us, I will do." But the proud archbishop would not
listen. He and his father kept away, together with one or two of their
adherents; and the Cabinet parted, having accomplished little.[23]

Meantime the archbishop was not idle. Shortly before the Cabinet met, he
with some of his adherents had held a conference at Staeket, where he had
persuaded them to renounce the re