Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 111 of 400
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# Page Description This is a page of running verse narrative prose from what appears to be a historical poem about England. The page contains the end of one section (discussing Pluto and the afterlife) followed by Chapter XIX, which begins an account of Roman Britain's decline. The text describes how Rome weakened, how Britain ("Britaine") lost Roman military protection, and how the Scots and Picts then invaded, leaving the Britons leaderless and defenseless—described as "a wretched instant of an headles Common-weale." The page is numbered 87 and marked "3. Books" at the top, suggesting this is part of a larger work rather than a penny dreadful serial.
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Y And yeatymne Débiikes: that Pluto {hould haue pitie on tf paine. He lowers,and Feaft with Fray had end,and drinke did euery foule Of Lethe, who(their ioyes forgot)euen yet in torments houle, Nay Pluto mutt be Pluto ftill,and fo I will (quoth he,) For this fame onely day the Ghofts indebted are to thee : For as the like {hall never come,fo never like betel, But henceforth all,yea Prince and Pope,fhall ever finde it hell.$ So dreamed one :but ouer-long on fantazi¢s I dwell, (\HSHS sen Shes SS sor eer Shen Se SrpE BSESe yg CHAP. XIX. SES 2S 2Sn hse Sa enaeoruan 22 A SES Sra sre Meters | * He Cofen of great Conffantine, in Romeand here fucceeds: 4 , Betwixt the Brates the Scots,and Bickses continue big all trouble breeds : a r And long theregiment of this Land the Romanes: ss) @ didimoy, ‘oe ch Tranfnitting Captaines evermore as Foes did here anoy. But Rome it felte declined now,and Brutame was oppreit, No longer were the Scortifh Spoyles by Romaine Swords redreft, Then ends the Tribute,then began new troubles,worfer farre iy Then Tribute: for the Scots and Pichres inferre conluming Wares: 54 The Brutous,vnder Rome fecure,as men that did relie a | On others,were difabled now by Martiall meanes totrie | The fame of fight : but Captaineleffe,confufedly they deale, | And giue a wretched inftant of an headles Common-weale, ae whom fomany Konsaine Peers,erand-Captaines of fighmnightail | eu FEM i ; G4 fs See acd ~-— ¢ comicbooks.com