The Youth of the Great Elector
- ISBN-10
- 150772120X
- ISBN-13
- 9781507721209
- Series
- The Youth of the Great Elector
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-04-26
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Author
- L. Mühlbach
Description
"[...]Schwarzenberg, and requires of the cities of Berlin and Cologne the payment of their annual tax for purposes of defense." "And you are bound by duty and obligation so to do," exclaimed the Elector quickly. "On the committee day of the year 1626 it was decided that the city of Berlin should annually pay a stipend for defense of eight thousand five hundred dollars, that therewith might be maintained her garrison and the fortress of Berlin. Therefore you are bound and under obligation to pay this assessment at present, for it strikes me forcibly that you were never in greater need of a garrison than just now."[...]".
