KL. "'1,887 head of cows, your Majesty. There would have been above 3,000, had it not been for the murrain that was here.'
KING. "'Do the people too increase well? Are there jolly children?'
KL. "'O ja, your Majesty; there are now 1,576 souls upon the Colonies.'
KING. "'Are you married too?'
KL. "'Ja, your Majesty.'
KING. "'And have you children?'
KL. "'Step-children, your Majesty.'
KING. "'Why not of your own?'
KL. "'Don't know that, your Majesty; as it happens.'
KING. "'Hear: Is it far to the Mecklenburg border, here where we are?'