Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 185 of 400
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# Analysis of This Page This is a page of running verse text from a historical narrative poem, not a penny dreadful as described in your prompt. The page presents Chapter 33 from "Albion's England," a chronicle-poem about English history. The visible text recounts the reign of King Richard III, detailing his murdering of his nephews (including the young Edward V), his failed marriage attempt to Edward IV's daughter Elizabeth, and the conspiracy of Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII) and Lord Stanley to oppose him. The final lines note that Richard learns Richmond (Henry) has arrived with foreign support and landed on shore. The layout includes decorative chapter heading and ornamental initial letter typical of early printed books.
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— ALBIONS ENGLAND. "For gies his owne andruthles hands King Henriesheire had “4 x Then Henries felfe ( Henrie the fixta giltles King, in bands) - | He ftabde : his brother Clarence dide thorough him,by other hands. - - But,now Proteétor,as doe Wolues the Lambes, protected he, And fared as if fearing that one wickedder might be. Queene mother and herkindred hild the Orphant King a while. Her Kinne hee murthred,and from her he got the King o by gile, _ Whom (though vncrowned,tituled fift Edward) reft his’ mother, . <> He made be murthred,with the Duke of Yorke, the yonger brother, When neither Yorkest his Allies,and of LaneaStrians none ig Wereleft to letit,who fhould let buthe might leape the Throne? He worein deede the wrefted Palme : But yeat,to better bad, _ By murder of his wife,he fought new marriage tobehad _ With that Ezabeth that was the Eldeft daughter to Edward the fourth : Butall in vaine the King his Neece did wowe, ‘For Henrie Earle of Richmonds triends {uch doings did vndoe, — Which.Henryand Elizabeth by fecrete Agents were Contracted, he of Lancaster, and fhe of Yorke the heire: — Ofwhich letigious Famelies heer mapped be the Lines, ~~ Eventill che Heire of thefe two Heires both Stockes in one combines) / | HSE SSbSh HSS Hoes Pers Bers een SSHDEE ; CHAP. XXXITT. pp pkob=s (asa (isa SSHner ket sS pate] SQL SrrSss Skaeh sy Se « he ' , Sign ‘ . | } * -- \ = a AY; Eenrie (as if by myracle prefer’ d by Forraines long “4 &) CY (9! From hence-ment Treafons) did arriue to right his Nae a tues wrong: BS g And chiefly to Lord Stanlie, and fome other Succors as a » Didwith and worke for better dayes, the Riuall welcome was, ‘ Now Richard heard that Richmond was aflifted and on fhore, a . M id NSE COMIC ooks-com