The political uproar was out of all proportion to the importance of the lawsuit itself: in the words of John Pocklington, one of the imprisoned Barons, "a flame broke forth, arousing the country's last resentment (i.e. against the judges)".
The political outcry was excessive in relation to the lawsuit's significance: according to John Pocklington, a Baron imprisoned in the case, it sparked outrage and anger towards the judges.