They had no interest whatsoever in sending troops to serve in an army under Habsburg authority, nor in paying taxes, nor would they accept any foreign court's jurisdiction; and they had succeeded in securing public peace within their territories reasonably well by themselves.
Oni nisu imali interes bilo u slanju vojnika u službu vojske pod habsburškom vlasti, niti u plaćanju poreza, niti su prihvaćali nadležnost bilo kojeg stranog suda; i oni su uspjeli u osiguravanju javnog reda i mira unutar svojih teritorija prilično dobro.