 However, as the House of Commons was overwhelmingly in favour of complete restoration of confiscated lands, Tyrconnell assented and persuaded the House of Lords to vote through the bill.More serious were the differences between the Irish parliament and James himself.James, whose priority was recovering the throne of England, complained that "he was fallen into the hands of a people who would ram many hard things down his throat"  and attempted to resist measures that might "dissatisfy his Protestant subjects".