The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-10-24

from that moment his kingdom was more
than ever the prey Of faction. At last his
wife conspired against him, and leaving Eng
land on visit to her brother, the King OF
France, she carried with her her son, the
young Prince Of Wales, afterwards Edward
! iii, and refused TO return with him until her
husband would consent 10 Danish his favor
ties, the Speucers. Being entirely under the
influence of Mortimer, She made use Of the
Prince-a boy of thirteen Ito effect the de.
thronement Of her husband, who was subse
quently murdered with unheard of barbarity
in the castle Of Berkeley.
The third Prince Of Wales was Edward
the..BIack Prince, still fondIy remembered
in England as the pride Of chvalry and the
glory OF the nation. This brave Prince won
| his spurs at Cressy, and himself gained VIC
tory equal to Cressy at Poictiers. lie died
before his father, regretted by the. whole
English nation. Ii is mrIanchnly to think
that the arduous toll in campaign underta-
ken to restore 10 his throne, which he had
forfeited by undeard of atricities, one OF the
worst tyrants of whom history makes men.
tion. namely, Peter. King Of Castle. stigma
tised as Peter the Cruel. The Black Prince
died in 1875, in the forty-sixth year Of his
age. He was not more renowned Tor his va
lor as a knight and his skill as general.
than for the quality of craftsmanship. al that
time little known in Europe, but abundantly
manifested by him in his long government of
lGuienne. He was generous, ahabie, mnde-
irate, and humane to degree that gained him
the affections Of all over whom he ruled. He
was prodigy in the age in which he lived.
The fourth Prince Of Wales was The son
of the Black Prince, afterwards lie unhappy
Richard III.
The fifth was Harry Of Monmouth, the
/" Hal Of Shakespeare, whose pen has conlri-
lbuted far more TO make him live in our me-
mory than the battle Of Agincourt, which
he gained after he became King Henry V.
Who is it that is not acquainted personally.
as il were, and most iamiliarly, with the
Mad Prince. the companion of Pons and
FAlstaff, the guest Of Dame Quickley at the
Boar's Head Tavern, Eastcheap. amateur
lhighwayman, the lad Of thousand whims.
oddities, pranks, and practical jokes. He
ceased to be Prince Of Wales by becoming
King Of England about the year l4i2.
The sixth Prince Of Wales was Henry,
son Of Henry v. He was but niue 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 aud
most uniformly disastrous in the annals Of
Great Britain.
The seventh Prince was that unfortunate
Edward. son Of Henry, ~hO was carried out
of the Kingdom by his moiher-Margaret Of
Aniou-when she fled from the bloody field
of HeAham, and returned TO meet a bloody
grave on the plains Of Tewsbury, when be
was yet only nineteen years UI aye. II has
been subject Of discussion whether he was
iactually murdered by theDuke 0lClarence aud
his associate after surrenderng, or whether he
was killed in the battle. Al any rate there
was an end Of him. lie was betrothed, il not
actually married to the lady Anne Neville,
daughter Of the Earl nf Warwick, the Last
. uf the Barons," as Bulwer designates him
: the " King Maker" a. be vas knnMn ID h,s,
} tnry. he died in l4.l. A romantic Incl.
) dent is related OF his mother MIrgaret oi
Aniou. Il is said that when they we're ilying
from the field Of Hexham, they bad TO pass
through wood, in the night, wiirre they
: were attacked BIZ robbers, and Margaret
] plundered Of allher Jewels, which were con.
siderable. While the robbers were qudrrvl.
J ling over the spoils, Margaret. With her sou,
! escaped into thicket. where She concealed
herself aud him. Presently she .aW rubbeI
. approaching her with a drawn sword. wien,
hoping to avert the danger by ai,ancins hall
! way 10 meet il. she approached him aud pre-.
! scnling the Prince, said, "here, my friend.
commit to your care, the safety Of suur King 5
son." The man. il is said, struck hy her c"u-
rage, devoted himself 10 her service, and a..
sisted 10 get her TO the sea STORE.
. The unfortunate son Of Edward Nv. Who
vas murdered IN tie tower by his uncle, tie
! Duke uf Gloucester. to obtain his throne, vas
/ the eighth Prince of Wales.
. The ninth was he who was afterwards call
ed "BIulf K-ng llal" and Henry viii. d.
was famous enough as King. but as Prince 81
. Wales be was d mere cipher. lie became
! King in 1909.
The tenth was Edward, his son, wbo at.
tersar,ls became King Edward VI, aud died
while vet mere bny in l552.
MARY had no children, and Elizabeth was
. 's,irgin Queen" Great Britain, therefore,
had no priuCc 1T Wales until tie advent Of
! ..gcn.lc King JAMIE" when Prince Henry,
alter whom the county u lIenrieo i named
) became the eleventh. lie was, II was said.
!. a youth Of rare promise, but he vas cut Oh IN
, the 18th year Of his age l6l2.
, The twelfth was afterwards the unlortn-
nate Charles i. Tie succFcdcd his iatber ~
| i6a5, and Engand vas without Prince o.
Wales until the birth Of him sho was alter
wards Chorles u. in 1850. lie was the thir,
. ieen,h, and continued 10 be Prince until his
fathers head was cut oil IN l6ig, when.
/ though an exile, be began TO call himself
, charles M. lie was restored in i66O.
} The fourteenth was that unhappy son oI
James n, Who became an exile while an IN.
5 lant Of Few months old, and was known ID
! England in after days as the "Pretender"
: We pass over his sun Charles Edward.
Tie liliccih Prince oi Wales was the sou