As a certain dispute arose concerning the meaning of this important clause, an additional paragraph was inserted a few days afterwards.

In this it was stated that there was no intention of excluding from the confederacy any province or city which was wholly Catholic, or in which the number of the Reformed was not sufficiently large to entitle them, by the religious peace, to public worship.

On the contrary, the intention was to admit them, provided they obeyed the articles of union, and conducted themselves as good patriots; it being intended that no province or city should interfere with another in the matter of divine service.

Disputes between two provinces were to be decided by the others, or--in case the generality were concerned--by the provisions of the ninth article.
The confederates were to assemble at Utrecht whenever summoned by those commissioned for that purpose.

A majority of votes was to decide on matters then brought before them, even in case of the absence of some members of the confederacy, who might, however, send written proxies.
Additions or amendments to these articles could only be made by unanimous consent.