The crafty Minister affected at that time an Air of Moderation, which cost him the less Pains because he was an excellent Comedian. He said to the King that he thought himself sufficiently reveng’d, by the little Heed his Majesty gave to the scandalous Tales which his Enemies gave out against him, and he desir’d his Majesty to pardon those who had offer’d to abuse his Goodness, for the sake of oppressing him. Thus did he for a while conceal the keenest Resentment under the Mask of the most forgiving Temper; being resolv’d in his Heart to ruin those who had employ’d M. _de Wesen_, tho’ they were protected by the Queen, but especially to make their Tool feel all the Weight of his Vengeance. A Journey which the King took to _Goltz_, one of his Hunting-Seats, near the Fortress of _Custrin_, gave him a good Opportunity for it. Being alone with the King in the same Coach, he put him so much out of conceit with M. _de Wesen_, that when he arriv’d at _Goltz_, all that came to wait on him, as he alighted out of the Coach, perceiv’d he was in an ill Humor. Contrary to his usual custom, he spoke to no body, only he order’d my Father-in-law to give his Attendance. When he had sat down, he scarce touch’d the Bread, but he found fault with it, and complained of it to M. _de Wesen_, as the Person who had the Direction of what came to his Table. M. _de Wesen_ said to the King, That ’twas true the Bread was not as it us’d to be, because the Carriage of the Pantry broke down by the way, and the Baker came too late to Town to provide more. The King not well pleas’d with this Answer, said, he was weary of being ill serv’d, and that he expected every one shou’d do their Duty. At the same time he threw his Napkin on the Ground. M. _de Wesen_ fetch’d another, and offer’d it to the King, but he would not take it, and order’d him to be gone that Moment out of his Presence. Two Hours after, M. _de Wesen_ was arrested by an Exempt of the Life-Guards, who conducted him in his Coach under a Guard to _Custrin_, the Capital of the New Marquisate, situate upon the _Oder_. There my Father-in-law was kept as a State-Criminal, and the Minister sent Orders to the Aulic Counsellor to go to my Mother’s House, and clap a Seal upon her Husband’s Effects. She was at that time in the Country, and my Brother happen’d to be at Church with our Governor, so that I was alone in the House when those Gentlemen came to execute their Order. After they had shew’d it to me, they ask’d me which was my Father-in-law’s Apartment, that they might not be oblig’d to put the Seal upon every thing. I made no scruple to shew it to them, and as they withdrew they left me a Writing which was an Order to my Mother not to come to Court, nor to sollicite her Husband’s Liberty. I sent immediately For my Governor, that he might go with this disagreeable News to my Mother, whose Surprize was as great as her Sorrow; for as she had an entire Love for her Husband, so she knew