sentences:  The book was an immediate bestseller in the Dutch Republic and went through eleven editions between 1662 and 1671.The Dutch version was read in political circles throughout Europe and translations appeared in German (1665 and 1671), French (1709) and English (1702, 1743 and 1746).The book had a significant influence on political and economic thinking but its primary importance lay in the impact it had on office holders and political reality.