James had inherited a healthy treasury in England owing to the notorious parsimony of Queen Elizabeth, but the new king was no miser and he spent lavishly on court festivities and on rewarding his court favourites.
詹姆斯继承了一个财政状况良好的英格兰国库,
得益于伊丽莎白女王着名的吝啬,但
位新国王可不
守财奴, 他挥霍无度地用于宫廷庆典和奖赏他的宠臣。