The king was often sadly ill-treated, according to his own account, by those in authority, and would complain amusingly about trifles.  One grievance was that he never had the satisfaction of wearing soft linen, for that as soon as his shirts had worn smooth they were taken away, and their places supplied with new harsh ones.  So that, after all, sovereigns are not more free from the discomforts of life than are other people!