Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-19

loenly IfftS n m Sc
from tho ranks of the
dl masses and proclaims
himself, "by right of
birth and the grace Of God, +" rightful mon.
arch OF one of the greatest nations in the
world must have in him, II sane, those
qualities OF daring and leadership that are
imposed to be the prerogativeso Of majesty.
Great as is the danger. there has been
number of royal pretend
srs' there have been without count-and
the foremost. the king Of all these, is Per
kin Warbeck
Poet, novelist. painter and historian
have made this daring youth q subject for
investigation and art treatment. And to-
DAY. after the lapse of centuries and his
own confession in the Tower Of London,
there are not wanting those romantic ma.
lures who believe that Pcrkin Warbeck
was all he claimed TO be when. as a young
adventurer, he left the bikes of Holland
with the throne OF England as his destina-
ZION 1t Is possible that some one of the 81
different stories as to the place and time of
birth and the ancestry of Perkin Warbeck
may lie right but as each story has been
rcfutcd in turn it is safe to say that his
tory retains no authentic record of the an
s>~NNA~heo Va oAC VI ltS COASplCuOuS CIl2fStc-
tiers
He and his adherents claimed-and they
did it with force of arms and royal honors
that he was the Duke of York, son of
Edward Nv of England, who was supposed
to have been murdered in the tower with
his older brother by Richard Ill These
people maintained and with a show Of
reason that won all Scotland and much of
England to their side, that while the older
brother was killed the younger was
sssved and sent to Holland The wonder
full resemblance of the daring young i'm
postor to his reputed father, Edward,
helped to sustain and strengthen his
claim. Without doubt it was this striking
resemblance that first attracted the atten-
ton Of the English, who hated the tyrant
Richard III and his two successors, to the
young man ard decided them to push his
claims for their own ends.
Among all the gucsscs as to the ancestry
of Perkin Warbeck that of the French
writer, Devercaux, Is most accurate He
shows, to his own satisfaction at least,
that Warbeck was the illegitimate son Of a
Jew banker and that he was born in Tour
nay, France, about the year l47O.
In proof of this Deyercaux shows that
nothing is Known OF the young man q
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EHs nnios.or got, took or was gwen the
'"'. pieoenlh h'ihe OF ferkin warbeck.
AiNr ~. rts'cheu che age OF ~. In 1890,
up :" inc "our Oh ms tragic death the his
'"richi rcoN is complete, ana It Is safe to
say IL Is larry accurate
In that year he was "a youth of wonder
iui beauty, rare accomplishments and
royal bearing. For year his right to
the English throne had been discussed,
particularly by the opponents of England
ana the haters OF Henry VII, chief Of
Whom was margaret, dowager duchess Of
burRundy.
rms Lady sent for Perkin Warbeck. She
addressed MN as her Cousin Richard,
uuke OF YORK, and received him with
the nonors accorded to royalty.
Without doubt the Duchess of Burgundy
knew that her guest was an impostor. but
30 handsome was ms person, so cultured
MS MIND SO knlghtly his bearing and SO