Friedrich Wilhelm was much grieved by the contumacies of that paltry little Herstal; and by the Bishop of Liege's high-flown procedures in countenancing them;--especially in a recruiting ease that had fallen out there, and brought matters to a head.

["December, 1738," is crisis of the recruiting case (_Helden-Geschichte,_ ii.

63); "17th February, 1739," Bishop's high-flown appearance in it (ib.

67); Kaiser's in consequence, "10th April, 1739."] The Kaiser too was afflictively high in countenancing the Bishop;---for which both Kaiser and Bishop got due payment in time.

But his Prussian Majesty would not kindle the world for such a paltriness; and so left it hanging in a vexatious condition.