Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-26
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''''f '"'as"'su HsNfy thIee 'uChet VI encuIne
| ference.
Death Of the Kings Of England. William
the Conqueror grew enormously fat before he
died VI we remember rightly his death was
hasisned by Il. and by the natural violence of
bis passions, which II sInspersted.
William Rufus died The death of the poor
stays which he hunted.
Heary l. Tell victim 10 a surfeit OF lamps
Tcys he had the reputation OF being a very
wise prince jet we see he was given 10 tho
commonest of all follies-e1cess 10 eating.
Stephen died Of the lilac passion, together
with disismper to which he had been long
subject.
Henry II. Is UNDERWOOD TO have died Of a
broken heart by the diseord aud indebtedness
Of his children.
Richard Ceur de Lion died like the animal
from which we was named, by u shot from the
hand of nm archer.
John died OF bad health and chngrio, brought
suddenly TO a crisis by yenatioos obstacles dur
log march.
We forget the death of Henry III. the most
insgnihcsn, Of the British Princes.
Edward |. died on his road to Scotland OF n
na,urai nckncss--we forget what
edward IL. was bsrbarously murdered by
rnifiaus supposed To he s.,pib god hy his own
mother nad hsr parsmosr, Mortimer.
Edward III expired /" state OF dotacs.
Richard II. s supposed 10 have 6sen starved
10 death.
henry ~. died Of fits caused by uneasi-
| ness,
Henry V. of painful affection premature
| ly.
| II lis not h own whether Henry vi. died ma.
| turai or vioent dcath--but he ended hi. hfo
in prison.
The death Of Edward ". is attributed to his
irregularities
Edward v. persisted in the Tower--it il .np.
posed by means oil his uncle. Richard.
| Richard Ill. was slain IN BosworIh Field
Henry VII. wasted away IN a decliue, as be.
| fitted u mlser
Henry Viii. died OF cat and fury.
Edward VI. ofa consumption.
Mary, ola broken heart.
Elizabeth, not without suspicion of the sane
disease, caused by the death Of Essex She
lay upon cushions. on the floor, refusing 4,
go TO bed, aud Tor a long time would not
speak.
James |. of hurley. bad s,ais Of body, nus-
tered with habit OF drinking and il IL thought
With un-nsness about affairs
| Charlus !. vas beheadrd,
Charles II. was cut ofJy apopery
James u. h'ed 10 exile, probably Of repeated
d'sappolnImenis at no, beng able TO REGAIN his
: kingdom.
William III. ola consump,ive babi, of bod,
shattered by n fall from his horse.
Anne, OF a dropsy, brought on by an al-
hcn"shi 10 oordinls. The lmmedisfe f,n,,Iv
OF hef father. CLARENDON, like himself yer,a
oil" gross habit Of life.
, George !. OLA psrslydc attack.
George H. suddenly, ola rapture i, ~.
heart. III 'he
George Ill of = complication of sflc,;oo.
george lat aud %. were Foreigners. oso,.o
u" was o5, George ID II, George I'd % .ad
ueorGe an os years old when crowned. dsorss
9d hid u sons and daughters.
George Sd was the 6rst OF the Geo,x., .or,
!" England. was the grandson Of George Oh
and born June 9TH. 1913 succeeded IN ,h.
> thfoor October, 20. l762 died IN Isao ,ha
lals King was Rcgsn, 10 y.ars. and c,owa",
hng IN 1870 was born August u, 1851 and
would have been 60 years old the lot, 20
me present month William Henry, The Duke
OF Clarence,t the thndson OF George al. wa. horn
Aug. 2ls 1860, aud OF course viii be- q, vsa,s
old the 2lst Of this month.