He drained bogs, says old Rentsch; he felled woods, made roads, established inns.

Prussia was well governed till George's death; which happened in the year 1603.

[Rentsch, pp.

666-688.] Anspach, in the mean while, Anspach, Baireuth and Jagerndorf, which were latterly all his, he had governed by deputy; no need of visiting those quiet countries, except for purposes of kindly recreation, or for a swift general supervision, now and then.

By all accounts, an excellent, steadfast, wise and just man, this fat George Friedrich; worthy of the Father that produced him _( "Nit Kop ab, lover Forst, nit Kop ab!"),---_ and that is saying much.
By his death without children much territory fell home to the Elder House; to be disposed of as was settled in the GERA BOND five years before.