Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 165 of 400
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# Analysis of Page This is a **page of running verse text** from what appears to be a narrative poem titled *Albions England*, not a penny dreadful as initially supposed. The text uses Early Modern English spelling and describes political conflict involving King Henry, the Duke of Hereford, the Duke of Norfolk, and John of Gaunt. The passage recounts dynastic struggles—specifically the deposing of King Richard and Henry Duke of Lancaster's election to the crown—and warns of future conflict between the families of York and Lancaster that will ensue from these events. The layout is two columns of black-letter verse on aged parchment.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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