The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-05-21
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OF the early history of England nothing i;
known. Ii was, however, invaded by the Nor
mans: but whether they were any relation Of the
once celebrated Norman, the pantaloon, we have
no authentic record. The kingdom had at one
time seven kings two of whom were probably
the two well-known kings of Brenford. Per
haps, also, the king Of Little Britain may be s
third; while old King Cole may have constituted
a fourth; thus leaving triflirg number of thee
! to be accounted for
Alfred the Great is supposed to have been or
ginally baker, from his having undertaken the
task of watching the cakes in the neatherd's ov-
en-; and Edward the Black Prince, was probably
West Indian, who found his way TO our hospi-
table shores at an early period.
We now come TO King John, who aStended
the throne after putting out his nephew's eyes
with a pair Of curling irons, and who was the
first English sovereign who attempted TO write
bis own name; for The scrawl is evidently some
thing more than his mark, which is attachcdto 10 the
Magma Char;a.
We need say nothing of Richard the Third.
with whom all our play going friends arc tmIIar
and who made the disgraceful offer, if Shakespeare
is TO be believed, Of parting with the whole king
dom for a horse, though it does not appear that
the dis1eputablc bargain was ever completed.
The wars of York and Lancaster, which, tho
moi exactly coleu de rose, were on the sub lec Of
white and red roses (that is 10 say, China and
Cabbage,) united the Crown in the person oi
Henry the Seventh, known 10 the play-going
public as the Duke of Richmond, and remarkable
for having the country entered by the Lincoln
shire fens; for he talks of having got into "the
bowels Of the land" Immediately on his arrival
Henry the Eighth, as every body knows, was
the husband of seven wives, and gave TO Mr.. Alb
mar (lhe Saddler's Wells Stephens) the idea Of
his beautiful dramatic poem Of tlfe Wife of Sew
en- Husbands.
Charles the First had his head cul off, and Mr.
Cathcart acted him so naturally in Miss Nit
fords play, that one would have thought tho mo.
march was entirely without head all through the
tragedy.
Cromwell next obtained the chiefauthority.-
This man was brewer, who did not think ''smal
beer" of himself, and inundated his country with
''heavy wct' in the shape of tears, for long pc.
Rod
Charles the Second, we'll known as the mer.
ry monarch, is remarkable only for his profit
gacy, and for the number of very bad farces in
which he has been the principal character. Ills
brother James had a short reign but not merry
one.
lie is the only English sovereign who may be
said to have amputated his bludgeon; which, il
we we're speaking of all ordinary man, and not a
monarch, we should should have rendered the ia
nilar phrase Of cut "his stick" a process which
was soon performed by his majesty.
The Crown now devoyed upon William and
Mary, upon whom halfa-crown piece was thus
settled by the liberality of the Parliament. Will
liam was Prince of Orange, descendant most
probably of the great King Pippin.
! Anne of Denmark comes next on our list, but
of her we shall say nothing, and as the Georges
who followed her are so near our times; we shall
observe, with regard to them, an equally mpen-
elrable mystery.