Magnates crave 'Polish Rights'

After the two waves of refugees had arrived, the Szlachta again craved compensation for accepting that religious status quo has been broken. His Majesty Mikolaj II Krzysztof, now an elder and a more experienced man, refused to comply with their threats. Instead he used his right to push a proposal on to the floor of the Sejm, which was a compromise, but one which suited the king. The rights to hold office were expanded, but were now also made a duty and only the king had the right to appoint. The Szlachta was given a say in the making of Foreign Policy as a second house for non-Szlachta members was instituted in the Sejm which held legislative power of taxation. In many ways these reforms would decrease noble power even further as the fabric of society slowly tilted to the advantage of the bourgeois and free farmers.