At the sitting of the "Warsaw Inquisition Sejm" ("sejm inkwizycyjny") summoned by Sigismund on 7 September to inquire into all grievances and thoroughly sift the so-called "Austrian cabals", Zamoyski was once more formidable in his address. His argument against that of the monarch was so persuasive that elderly Karnkowski sided with the Chancellor and his supporters, who abstained from kissing the king's hand upon arrival as the custom required. Alleged letters and private correspondence between Sigismund and Ernest with the royal signature was presented as evidence. The king rebuked these accusations; his aides attributed the falsified signature to the court scribe, who was subsequently imprisoned at Działdowo (Soldau), tortured, but pleaded not guilty. The opposition extended their demands and asked for the immediate removal of all foreign dignitaries from the court, including mercenaries, which was not fully enforced.