[3] A council member confirmed that these new taxes and conscription were much too detrimental to the country, stating: "landet [är] så utblottat med folk av dessa 4 skarpa utskrivningar, så att det synes någorlunda vilja luta; och var det ännu ett år eller två skall kontinuera, så må vi väl säga, att vi hava vunnit land av androm, och därutöver ruinerat vårt eget.

[4] The riots began when Hans Nilsson, who was the crowns overseer,[4] assembled a group of burghers at the Stockholm Court House to hear a proclamation from the authorities.

[3] A large group of disgruntled city dwellers assembled, which quickly evolved into a demonstration, and later escalated into what the authorities called "rebellion and mutiny".

[2] However, the authorities arrested 4 of the people that were accused of starting the riots, Erik Bengtsson, Store Mats, Sigfrid Mickelsson, and Hans Smed.

[3] It is speculated of what happened to the arrested, but a Danish diplomat wrote in a contemporary letter telling of a "large riot" in Stockholm, and that 3 people had been sentenced to death and lost their lives.