George is not warm on his throne till there comes in, accordingly, from the Hanover Officials a Complaint to that effect, and even a List of Hanoverian subjects who are, owing to various injustices, now serving in the Prussian ranks: "Your Prussian Majesty is requested to return us these men!" This List is dated 22d January, 1728; George only a few months old in his new authority as yet.

The Prussian Majesty grumbles painfully responsive: "Will, with eagerness, do whatever is just; most surely! But is his Britannic Majesty aware?
Hanover Officials are quite misinformed as to the circumstances;"-- and does not return any of the men.

Merely a pacific grumble, and nothing done in regard to the complaints.

Then there is the Meadow of Clamei which we spoke of: "That belongs to Brandenburg, you say?
Nevertheless the contiguous parts of Hanover have rights upon it.

Some 'eight cart-loads of hay,' worth say almost 5 pounds or 10 pounds sterling: who is to mow that grass, I wonder ?"-- Friedrich Wilhelm feels that all this is a pettifogging vexatious course of procedure; and that his little Cousin the COMODIANT is not treating him very like a gentleman.