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The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are aIso historic. It is not pretended that these lam and customs existed in England in the sixth century no, it is only pretended that inasmuch as they existed in the English and other civilizations of far later times, it is safe to consider that it is no libel upon the sixth century to suppose them to have been in practice in that day also. One is quite justified in infemng that whatever one of these laws or customs was lacking in that remote time, its place was competently Med by a worse one. The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this hk. It was found too difficult. That the executive head of a nation should be a person of lofty character and ext raorhry ability, was manifest and indisputable that none but the Deity could select that head unerringly, was also manifest and indisputable that the Deity ought to make that selection, then, was likewise manifcst and indisputable consequently, that He does make it, as claimed, was an unavoidable deduction, I mean, until the author of this book encountered the Pompadour, and Lady Castlemaine.