Pretender (The Young), Prince Charles Edward Stuart, son of James Francis Edward Stuart (called “The Old Pretender”). James Francis was the son of James II., and Charles Edward was the king’s grandson.—Sir W. Scott, Waverley (time, George II.).
Charles Edward was defeated at Cullōden in 1746, and escaped to the Continent.
God bless the king—I mean the “Faith’s defender;”
God bless—no harm in blessing—the Pretender.
Who that Pretender is, and who is king,
God bless us all! that’s quite another thing.
Ascribed by Sir W. Scott to John Byrom (in Redgauntlet).
The mistress of Charles Edward Stuart was Miss Walkingshaw.
Prettyman (Prince), in love with Cloris. He is sometimes a fisherman, and sometimes a prince.—Duke of Buckingham, The Rehearsal (1671).
*** “Prince Prettyman” is said to be a parody on “Leonidas” in Dryden’s Marriage-à-la-mode.
Pri´amus (Sir), a knight of the Round Table. He possessed a phial, full of four waters that came from paradise. These waters instantly healed any wounds which were touched by them.
“My father,” says Sir Priamus, “is lineally descended of Alexander and of Hector by right line. Duke Josuê and Machabæus were of our lineage. I am right inheritor of Alexandria, and Affrike of all the out isles.”
And Priamus took from his page a phial, full of four waters that came out of paradise; and with certain balm nointed he their wounds, and washed them with that water, and within an hour after they were both as whole as ever they were.—Sir T. Malory, History of Prince Arthur, i. 97 (1470).
Price (Matilda), a miller’s daughter; a pretty, coquettish young woman, who marries John Browdie, a hearty Yorkshire corn-factor.—C. Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby (1838).