Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 137 of 400
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This is a page of running prose poetry from *Albion's England*, Book 5, Chapter 23—a historical narrative poem (not a Victorian penny dreadful, despite the prompt's framing). The text recounts Norman Conquest history in verse, describing how English fortunes declined after the Conqueror's victory, then follows Edgar (son of the outlaw Edward) who attempts to reclaim his heritage with his mother and sisters but is driven by storm into Scottish seas, where King Malcolm notices the wreck. The ornamental border and typography indicate this is from an early modern printed edition, not Victorian serialized fiction.
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€, THE FIFTH BOOKE OF ALBIONS ENGLAND. CHAP. KALE. » Shifted iby the former Boone perfift, my Muley and tell, a world befell: | New lawes (not Labyrinths as now eo wrefted Quirkes)came in, + New Lords alfo, atwhom, for moft, our aunci- ent Crefts begin. The Engl fh finke the Normans fwimme,all topfie-turuie was, Vntill the Conqueror had broughthis whole command to pas, . Then was one Edgar fonne voto the out-law Edwardjhe To holy Edward had beene heire,had not King Harold be: iG And William,pleading too by Sleieeh admitsno milder law: ©, So Edgar in his fooneft flight his fafeft iflue faw : iOS 4 | ‘Who,with his mother(daughter to the King of Hungarie) — ut | And Sifters did attempt into his Grandfiers Realme to flie. . od | Thus Englands hope with Englands Heire in one fame baled | When defprate from their villanage was Englifh blood.of baile, © But God (thatto the hopelesisnothelples,ithe pleafe) e | Did drive the ftorm-beate Englifhip intothe Scottifly Seas,’ | W ha afhore King Alalcolme foone had notice ofthe ‘tach cd J ke - em - > ah “ . a —_ | : . 1 | : eComicbooks.co ees - ee : . - - . . : — ° e ; -- f M -