None of the united provinces, or of their cities or corporations, were to make treaties with other potentates or states, without consent of their confederates.

If neighbouring princes, provinces, or cities, wished to enter into this confederacy, they were to be received by the unanimous consent of the united provinces.

A common currency was to be established for the confederacy.

In the matter of divine worship, Holland and Zealand were to conduct themselves as they should think proper.

The other provinces of the union, however, were either to conform to the religious peace already laid down by Archduke Matthias and his council, or to make such other arrangements as each province should for itself consider appropriate for the maintenance of its internal tranquillity--provided always that every individual should remain free in his religion, and that no man should be molested or questioned on the subject of divine worship, as had been already established by the Ghent Pacification.