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IRON the Richmond Dispatch.l
TIVE PRINCE OF WALES.

As the Queen of Englaads oldest son is about to
make his appearance among us plain Republicans,
it Is matter Of some little interest to recall the
manner in which the heir to the English crown first
ebained thetle of Prince Of Wales and the history
of each who bore it in former times.
Wales, as no doubt majority of our readers are
aware, was first annexed to the crown OF England
by Edward I. That great but unprineipled and
sanguinary meRarch, saw with more ciearness than
any of his predecessors had done the great advan-
tages to be derived from the union of the three
Kingdoms constituting the island of Great Britain
under one head and determined if possible, to ac-
complish It In the very beginning Of his reign he
sought q quarrel with Llewellyn, and Sovereign of
Wales who had favored the faction of De NonfoIt
and under pretence OF depressing certain disorders
on the frontier, marched an army into his country.
Not liking to reduce brave enemy to despair, he
posted this army in such manner as to cut off the
Welsh from the valleys and shut them up in their
mountains, where they were reduced to the verge
Of starvation. The unfortunate Llewelyn submitted
and swore ealty to the conqueror who left garrisons
ia all the strong places, and returned home. As,
probably, he expected the insolence and exactions
Of the English soon occasioned revolt whereupon
he returned defeated the insurgents in battle in
which Liewellyn was slain chased his brother and
heir, David, from one mountain to another, finally
got possession of his person, tried him and hung
him, although he was a sovereign prince. Knowing
what powerful effect the bards Of rude and war
like country are capable of producing, he hunted
down and murdered all those of Wales. The tradl-
ton is that he next assembled the Welsh and told
them that he would give them Prince born in their
own country, who could speak nothing else but
Welsh and that he redeemed his promise by creating
his own son-afterwards the unfortunate Edward
H., who was an infant of n few days old, and had
actually first seen the light in the castle of Cenar
von-Prince of Wales His eldest son, Alphonzo,
died short time after, and Edward becoming heir
apparent the principality of Wales was annexed to
the crown, and from that time gave title to the
King of England's oldest son. These events hap
pened 1890 to 1886
The life of the first Prince of Wales was in no
way distinguished while he still bore that title
After his accession to the throne he became, Ed
ward H., the most unfortunate Prince that ever sat
upon throne Weak, effeminate and not at all
warlike he gave up to favories, and reused
the hatred Of the fierce barons who had been kept
in subsection by the stern rule of his father. He
greatly added to the odium of his reign by his loss
of the battle of Bannockburn, and from that mo-
ment his kingdom was more than ever the prey OF
faction At last his wife eonspired against him, and
leaving England on visit to her brother, the King
of France she Carried with her her son. the young
Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward ILL.,, and re-
fused to return with him until her husband would
consent to Danish his fayorites the Spencers Being
entirely under the influence of Mortimer she made
use of the Prince boy of thirteen--tO effect the
dethronement other husband, who was subsequently,
murdered with unheard of barbarity in the Castle
of Berkely.
The third Prince of Wales was Edward the Black
Prince, still fondly remembered IN England as the
pride of chivary, and the glory OF the nation. This
brave Prince won his spurs at Cressy, and himself
gained victory second only to Cressy, at Poictiers.
He died before his father, regretted by the whole
English nation. 1t is melancholy to think that the
disease which occasoned his death, was brought on
by arduous toll in campaign undertaken to restore
to his throne which he had forfeited by unheard of
atrocities one of the worst tyrants of whom history
makes mention-namely, Peter, King of CASTLE,
stigmatized as Peter the Cruel. The Black Prince
died in 1876, in the 46th year of his age. lie was
not less renowned for his valor as a knight and his
skill as General, than for the quality of states
manship, at that time little known in Europe but
abundantly manifested by him in his long govern
ment of Gimme He was generous, affable, moder-
ate, and humane to degree that gained him the
affections of all over whom he ruled. He would
have been great Prince in any age. He was
prodigy in that in which he lived.
The fourth Prince of Wales was the son of the
Black Prince, afterwards the unhappy Richard II.
The fifth was Harry of Monmouth, the "HaI" of
Shakespeare, whose pen has contributed far more to
make him live in our memory than the battle of
Agineourt which, by-the-by, he did not gain until
after he became King Henry the Y. Who is it that
is not acquainted, personally, as it were, and most
Familiarity, with the Mad Prince, the companion Of
Poins and Fastaf, the guest of Dame Quickley at
the Bears Head Tavern, Eastcheap the amateur
highwayman, the lad of thousand whims, Oddities
prsnks and practical jokes? He ceased to be Prince
of Wales by becoming King of England, about the
year 14l2.
The sixth Prince of Wales was Henry, son of
Henry Y. He was but nine months old when he
became King by the death of his father, under the
designation of Henry VI His reign was one of the
longest and most uniformly disastrous in the annals
of Great Britain
The seventh Prince was that unfortunate Edward,
son OF Henry, who was carried out of the Kingdom
by his mother-Margaret Of Anjou-when she fed
from the bloody field of Hexham, and returned to
meets bloody grave on the plains of Tewksbury,
when he was yet only nineteen years Of age 1t
has been made subject of discussion whether he
was actually murdered by the Duke of Clarence and
his associates after surrenderng or whether he was
killed In the battle At any rate there was an end
of him. He was betrothed if not actually married
to the lady Anne Neville daughter of the Earl of
Warwick, the Last of the Barons," as Bulwer de-
sgnates him; the King Maker" as he is known in
history. de died in 147l. romantic incident is
related OF him and his mother Margaret of Aniou
1t is said that when they flying from the field
OF Hexham, they had to pass through wood, in
the night, where they were attacked by robbers,
and Margaret plundered of all her Jewels. which
were considerable. While the robbers were quar-
relling over the spois, Margaret with her son, es
capped INTO -thlcket, where she concealed herself
and him- Presently she saw a robber approaching
her with drawn sword, when, hoping to avert the
danger by advancing half way to meet it, she ap-
preached him and presenting the Prince, said .here
my friend, commit to your care the safety of YOUR
Kings SON" The man, it is added struck by her
courage devoted himself to her services and assist
ed to get her to the sea shore.
The unfortunate son Of Edward ~, who was
murdered in the tower by his uncle. the Duke of
Gloucester, to obtain his throne, was the eighth
Prince of Wales.
The ninth was be who was afterwards called
bluff King Hal and Henry VIII. He was "a.
nous enough as King, but as Prince of Wales he
was mere CIPHER He became King in 15o9.
The tenth was Edward, his son, who afterwards
became King Edward VI, and died while vet mere
boy, IN 1852 = as ~.
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