Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia" BOOK VIII.
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the Bailliage of Himmelstadt [digging and stubbing now on foot at
Himmelstadt too], which is but a couple of miles ["DEMI-MILLE"
German.] from this; that there would be a little hunt between the
two Bailliages; and that if I chose to come, I might, and the
Prince would dine with me."--Which I did; and so, here again,
Thursday, 18th October, 1731, in those remote Warta-Oder
Countries, is a glimpse of his Royal Highness at first hand.
Schulenburg continues; not even taking a new paragraph, which
indeed he never does:--

"They had shut up a couple of SPIESSER (young roes), and some
stags, in the old wreck of a SAUGARTEN [Boar-park, between Carzig
and Himmelstadt; FAST RUINIRTEN SAUGARTEN, he calls it, daintily
throwing in a touch of German here]: the Prince shot one or two of
them, and his companions the like; but it does not seem as if this
amusement were much to his taste. He went on to Himmelstadt;
and at noon he arrived here," in my poor Domicile at Landsberg.

"At one o'clock we went to table, and sat till four. He spoke only
of very indifferent things; except saying to me: 'Do you know, the
King has promised 400,000 crowns (60,000 pounds) towards
disengaging those Bailliages of the Margraf of Baireuth's,'"--
old Margraf, Bailliages pawned to raise ready cash; readers
remember what interminable Law-pleading there was, till Friedrich
Wilhelm put it into a liquid state, "Pay me back the moneys,
then!" [Supra, pp. 161-163.]--"'400,000 thalers to the old
Margraf, in case his Prince (Wilhelmina's now Bridegroom) have a
son by my Sister.' I answered, I had heard nothing of it.--'But,'
said he, 'that is a great deal of money! And some hundred
thousands more have gone the like road, to Anspach, who never will
be able to repay. For all is much in disorder at Anspach. Give the
Margraf his Heron-hunt (CHASSE AU HERON), he cares for nothing;
and his people pluck him at no allowance.' I said: That if these
Princes would regulate their expenditure, they might, little by
little, pay off their debts; that I had been told at Vienna the
Baireuth Bailliages were mortgaged on very low terms, those who
now held them making eight or ten per cent of their money;"--that