Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 154 of 400
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# Analysis This is a page of running verse poetry from what appears to be a historical narrative poem titled "Albions England." The visible text recounts events involving love, betrayal, and Irish-English conquest: a lover's letter moves a woman to tears; her paramour (King Morice of Meth) returns and discovers the affair; he is angered and the woman leaves with another man; this triggers a quarrel involving Harold and his "Geitrone," eventually drawing in Irish and English kings. The passage concludes with references to King Henry, Dermot, and the Norman conquest of Ireland, mentioning figures like the Earl of Strangbowe and the Geraldines. The text is printed in early modern typography with italicized proper names.
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a “ ALBIONS? ENGLAND. | 3 or hone doth linenot paffionate of loue,ire,mirth,or i T waite thee in the neereft woods, and thether,watching watch, Foe waite e{cape,of all things els my felfe doe care difpatch: _ Leronely Loue(fweere Loue)perfwade, if more remaine to wowe, 4 F Thope I wifh not more be done than what you meane to doo, _ This read,and red her cheekes,and to his reede alreadie bent, - Notcafting further doubts vnto her Paramour fhe went, aie into Leymi/ffer, Notmany weekes enfewe, — When orice King of Werth returnes,and what had hapned knew, -Awhirle-winde in awhirle poole rooft that paire of doues(quoth he) The fin gle ftate is double {weet,at price too deere I fee, How wowe we woe ? and won, how lath we fowle and doubt we faire > ~ And onely.then lacke women faults when men their faultes forbeare. ‘The diuell goe with her, fo that I with credite might forgoe her, | But fach doth finne with fauour, he is flouted that doth owe her. ~ Imay not pur it vp,valefle I put vp many amocke: , " Fonlefalt that Harrolde caufing that my Geitrone is the fm ocke, _ He worth,and wronged,and his wrong acommon quarrel made, - Affited by the [rif] Kings,did Leyuister inuade. Xing Dermote whom his fubiects then and long ere then did hate, he left defencelefle,defprate of his life,depriu’d his State, And fled to Exgland: wheare the Pope imbulled had of late ute for Lrelands Conqueft: So the Exile welcome was,, As apteit Inflrument to. being that Stratageme to paile. _ Forburtto be refeated was the Fugitiues requett, ~ And then to tribute part and leaueto English men the reft, King Heary,yeat in warre elfe.where,did freely licenfe any ey make aduenture for thenofelues : fo Dermot {ped of many : ~ Earle Strangbowe, andthe Geraldines,Fitz-Stephaus ,Reymonde, and. a F Moc worthy Knights, of Wades for moft, did take the taske in hand, _ Andtothe Crowne of Englands vie made Conquett of that Land. i | - Butfhould you aske how Dermot {ped(Father)he {ped too well: . 7 And {nothing elf{e the Irith hbookes doo of his Leiman tell: Se eet et ee et ee tai ia. | “Alone, | ~~ | ! ee ae nee eee Comicbooks.com —