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Many bon-mots and witty sayings by him assembled at Toledo, and, in 1562, he
were long current in Paris. Thle mel- sent him to the university of Alcala de,
ancholy temper of his latter years form- Henarez, in hopes that the study of the
ed a remarkable contrast with his mirth sciences would soften his turbulent charon the stage. He was the author of a acter. An unlucky fall threw him into a
piece in five acts-Les nouvelles Mfetamor- burning fever, and the physicians lost
phoses d'Srlequin (1763). all hopes of his recovery. The king imCARLISLE (anciently, uguvalltiuL, and nmediately hastened to his son, and, as it
I.ugubalum); a city of England, and was recollected that the prince had a very
capital of Cumberland; 300 miles N. of great veneration for St. Didacius, who
London; Ion. 2~ 501 W.; lat. 540 54/ N. was not yet canonized, Philip commandPopulation, 12,531. It is a bishop's see. ed the corpse of the saint to be brought in
It is surrounded with a wall, and defend- a procession. It was laid upon the bed
ed by a castle and citadel. The wall of the sick prince, and his hot face coverand citadel are in a ruinous state, but the ed with the cold shroud. He fell asleep
castle is kept in repair. It contains two when he awoke, the fever had left him
churches, with several other places of re- he demanded food, and recovered. All
ligious worship. It sends two members believed -a miracle had been wrought, and
to parliament. It is situated at the con- Philip requested the canonization of Diflux of the rivers Eden, Peterell and Can- dacius. Contemporary historians differ
da, which soon after fall into the sea, in in the description of the prince. AccordSolway'Frith. The principal manufac- ing to some, he had a thirst for glory, an
tures in Carlisle are cotton-yarn, cotton elevated courage, pride, and a love of
and linen checks, gray cottons, osna- power. According to others, he was fond
burgs, coarse linen, drills, pocketing, of whatever was strange and uncommon;
worsted shag, silk and cotton fancy pieces, an accident or opposition irritated himn to
stamped cottons, hats, chamois and tan- frenzy; address and submission softened
ned leather, linseys, nails, coarse knives, him. He is also represented as a favorer
stockings, dressed flax, soap, candles, nan- of the insurgents in the Netherlands, and,
keens and ropes. in particular, as an enemy of the inquisiCARLISLE; a post-town and capital of tion; yet he possessed neither knowledge
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania; 16 nor principles, nor even sufficient undermiles W. of Harrisburg, 114 W. Philadel- standing to be capable of liberal views.
phia; lon. 770 10' W.; lat. 40~ 12' N. With him, all was passionate excitement,
Population in 1820, 2908. It is pleasantly which resistance converted into fury.
situated, regularly laid out, built chiefly Llorente has corrected the accounts of
of stone and brick, and has considerable the character and fate of this prince, from
trade. It contains a court-house, a jail, a authentic sources, in his work on the
market-house, and seven houses of public Spanish Inquisition. (q. v.) According to
worship.-Dickinson college was founded him, don Carlos was arrogant, brutal, igin this town, in 1783, and continued a norant and ill-educated. Thus mluch is
respectable and flourishing institution till cert:n, that, at the congress of chateau
about 1816, when its operations were sus- Cambresis (1559), the marriage of don
pendecld. It has been reorganized, and Carlos with Elizabeth, daughter of Henlits operations were resumed in Janua- ry II of France, was proposed; but Philip,
ry, 1822. The principal officers are a being left a widower by the death of
president and three professors. There is Mary of England, took the place of his
a grammar-school connected -with the son. Don Carlos is said to have loved
college.-ln the United States and in Elizabeth, and to have never forgiven his
Canada, there are several other places father for having deprived him of her.
called Carlisle. Llorente proves, however, that don Carlos
CARLos, don; infante of Spain; son of never had fallen in love with the queen,
Philip II and Maria of Portugal; born at and that she was never too intimate
Valladolidl, 1545. His mother died four with him. In 1563, Philip, who had no
days after his birth. He himself was other heir than don Carlos, considering
sickly; and one of his legs was shorter him unfit for the throne, sent for his
than the other. The extreme indulgence nephews, the archdukes Rodolph and
with which he was educated by Joan, lErnestus, to secure to them the successister of the king, confirmed his violent, sion to his dominions. Don Carlos, who
obstinate and vindictive disposition. In lived in continual misunderstanding with
1560, Philip caused him to be acknowl- his father, resolved, in 1565, to leave
edged heir of the throne by the estates Spain, and was on the point of embark
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