Volume III.(of III) 1574-84 by John Lothrop Motley]@TWC D-Link book Volume III.(of III) 1574-84 39/98 Don John must command the immediate departure of the Spaniards. All our privileges must be revised, and an oath to maintain them required. New councils of state and finance must be appointed by the estates. The general assembly ought to have power to come together twice or thrice yearly, and, indeed, as often as they choose. The states-general must administer and regulate all affairs. |