He decided to advance, and settle Prussian matters, where the peril and the risk were; Brandenburg business he could do by rescripts.
His difficulties in Preussen, and at the Polish Court, were in fact immense.

But after a space of eight or nine months, he did, by excellent management, not sparing money judiciously laid out on individuals, arrive at some adjustment, better or worse, and got Preussen in hand; [29th April, 1609.

Stenzel, i.

370.] legal Administrator of the imbecile Duke, as his Father had been.

After which he had to run for Brandenburg, without loss of time: great matters being there in the wind.