. A vagabond courtier; from the memoirs and letters of Baron Charles Louis von Pöllnitz. THE KINGS JESTER 583 Frederic never really took PoUnitz seriously; he knewhim too well. The letter of dismissal for which theChamberlain had asked is dated, probably intentionally,the 1st of April. It is a little gem of satire, a resumeof Pollnitzs career, and may well have been intendedfor an All Fools Day skit. The original is extant (discovered after a hundredyears), written on a half-sheet of the large paper of theperiod, in a clear and legible hand, very unlike Fredericsusual hurried writing, as if co
. A vagabond courtier; from the memoirs and letters of Baron Charles Louis von Pöllnitz. THE KINGS JESTER 583 Frederic never really took PoUnitz seriously; he knewhim too well. The letter of dismissal for which theChamberlain had asked is dated, probably intentionally,the 1st of April. It is a little gem of satire, a resumeof Pollnitzs career, and may well have been intendedfor an All Fools Day skit. The original is extant (discovered after a hundredyears), written on a half-sheet of the large paper of theperiod, in a clear and legible hand, very unlike Fredericsusual hurried writing, as if composed at leisure, orwritten out fair. We, Frederic, etc., etc., hereby declare and makeknown that Baron PoUnitz, a native of BerHn, and, asfar as we are aware, descended of honest parents,Gentleman of the Chamber to our late grandfather ofblessed memory, also in the service of the Duchess ofOrleans, in like capacity, Colonel in the Spanish service,Captain in the army of the late Emperor, Chamberlainto the Pope, Chamberlain to the Duchess of Brunswick,Ensign in the service of the Duk
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