Dominated by patronage - George Villiers
Careful to distribute patronage (open court necessary) but Scots favoured heavily
Very informal, vulgar and immoral - young men lovers, drunkardness and gluttony, hunting addiction
Sexual, financial and [Overbury] murder scandals (Hedonistic, uncouth)
Very generous - e.g. 1611 - over £67000 given to 11 Scottish friends
Parliament hated this extravagance