He was to maintain the law, in the King's name, as Count of Holland, and to appoint all judicial officers upon nominations by the estates.

He was, at the usual times, to appoint and renew the magistracies of the cities, according to their constitutions.

He was to protect the exercise of the Evangelical Reformed religion, and to suppress the exercise of the Roman religion, without permitting, however, that search should be made into the creed of any person.

A deliberative and executive council, by which the jealousy of the corporations had intended to hamper his government, did not come into more than nominal existence.
The articles of union having been agreed upon, the Prince, desiring an unfettered expression of the national will, wished the ordinance to be laid before the people in their primary assemblies.

The estates, however, were opposed to this democratic proceeding.