On August 16 he defends the conduct of cette home, ou tete de fer
(himself), and he writes a few aphorisms, Maximes d'un l'ome sauvage!
He aimed at resembling Charles XII., called 'Dener Bash' by the
Turks, for his obstinacy, a nickname also given by Lord Marischal to
the Prince. Like Balen, he was termed 'The Wild,' 'by knights whom
kings and courts can tame.' He writes to the younger Waters,


To Waters, Junior.

'Ye 21st August, 1749.

'I receive yrs. of ye 8th. Current with yr two as mentioned and I
heve send their Answers for Avignon, plese to Enclose in it a Credit
for fifteen thousand Livers, to Relive my family there, at the
disposal of Stafford and Sheridan. I am sorry to be obliged oftener
to draw upon you, than to remit, and cannot help Reflection on this
occasion, on the Misery of that poor Popish Town, and all their
Inhabitants not being worth four hundred Louidors. Mr. B. [Bulkeley]
Mistakes as to my taking amis anything of him, on the contrary I am
charmed to heve the opinion of everybody, particularly them Like him,
as I am shure say nothing but what they think: but as I am so much
imbibed in ye English air, where My only Concerns are, I cannot help
sometimes differing with ye inhabitants of forain Climats.

'I remain all yours.

'15,000 ff. Credit for Stafford and Sheridan at Avignon.'