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# Page Analysis: "Albions England," Chapter 25, Page 119 This is a page of **running prose poetry** from what appears to be a historical narrative poem. The visible text concerns King John of England: the opening passage describes his poisoning by a monk at Swinfshed Abbey, followed by various interpretations of blame (directed at the Pope, clerical corruption, and treason). The second major section shifts to a story about a virtuous hermit who reformed condemned thieves through Christian exhortation, obtained royal pardon for them, and then set them to honest labor—providing them with simple clothing, tools, and work at a convent. The page is densely printed in Early Modern English with period typography.
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