FriedrichWilhelmfeelsthatallthisisapettifoggingvexatiouscourseofprocedure；andthathislittleCousintheCOMODIANTisnottreatinghimverylikeagentleman。\"Ishe，yourMajesty！\"
suggeststheSmokingParliament。——AboutthemiddleofMarch，DubourgayhearsBorck，anOfficialnotoftheGrumkowparty，sulkilycommentingon\"theconstanthostilityoftheHanoverMinistrytous\"inallmannerofpoints；———inquireswithal，CouldnotMecklenburgbesomehowsettled，hisPrussianMajestybeingsomewhatanxiousuponit？[Despatch，17thMarch，1729。]
Anxious，yes:hispoorMajesty，intenselymeditativeofsuchamatterinthenight—watches，iscapableofspringingoutofbed，withan\"Eureka！Ihavefoundwhatwilldo！\"anddemandingwritingmaterials。Hewritesordictatesinhisshirt，thegoodanxiousMajesty；despatcheshisEurekabyestafetteonthewingsofthewind:andyourTownshend，yourUNmeditativeGeorge，receivesitwithcurtofficialnegative，andapolitesneer。[Dubourgay，12th—14thApril，1729；andtheAnswerfromSt。James’s。]
Afewweeksfartheron，thisiswhattheNewspapersreportofMecklenburg，inspiteofhisPrussianMajesty’sdesiretohavesomemercyshownthepoorinfatuatedDuke:\"TheElectorofHanoverandtheDukeofBrunswick—Wolfenbuttel，\"hisBritannicMajestyandSquireinthatsadbusiness，\"REFUSEtowithdrawtheirforcesoutofMecklenburg，orpartwiththeChestoftheRevenuesthereof，untilanentiresatisfactionbegiventhemforthearrearsoftheChargestheyhavebeenatinputtingtheSentenceoftheAulicCouncil[Kaiser’sREICHSHOFRATHandrustythunder]intoexecutionagainstthesaidDuke。\"[Salmon’sChronologicalHistorian（London，1748，——aBooknevertobequotedwithoutcaution），ii。216；——date（translatedintonewstyle），10thJuly，1729。]
MattersgrewgreatlyworsewhenGeorgepaidhisfirstVisittoHanoverincharacterofKing，earlyintheSummerof1729。PartofhisroadliesthroughPrussianTerritory:\"Shallhehavefreepost—horses，ashislateMajestywaswont？\"asksthePrussianOfficialperson。\"Ifhewritetorequestthem，yes，\"answersFriedrichWilhelm；\"ifhedon’twrite，no。\"Georgedoesnotwrite；