Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 191 of 400
Penny Dreadful Cover — page 191: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Page This is a **page of running prose poetry** from what appears to be a historical narrative work titled "Albions England" (visible in header). The text is written in early modern English verse and recounts a woman's account of her marriages and political circumstances during England's Wars of the Roses. She speaks of her first husband John Gray, then her marriage to King Edward (who seized the crown), his death, and subsequent threats to her daughters from Richard, who seeks to prevent Henry Tudor's claim by controlling the succession. The passage emphasizes themes of love, political ambition, and family tragedy spanning multiple reigns.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘et. . SLL E wm a ” pc iia i ai aka ie lay Sait ei ER Rs nds GAT - Andthonght me happyer than before, for lovely was my Mate, _ John Gray (afweet Efquier for his prowyfle dubbed Knight) Wasjas behoued,ali my ioy : who, flaine in factions fight, ce Your Father,Daughters,late my Lord and Husband now in earth, = Fromme had many a fecret curfe,as motyue of his death: © Lancafirian was my husband ,and that faction had the wourtte, So,toreleeue my Widdowhood,[kneel’d towhom | curtte, es Edward(for Henry wasdepoes’de,and Edward feaz’dthe Crowne) (I wot not for what forme of mine)didraife mekneeleddowne, And gaue me chearefull words,and tookeme curteouflyafide, And playd the ciuell Wanton,and me amoroutly he eide: His plea was loue,my fute was Land :I plie him,he plies me: _ Toobacetobehis Queene,toogoodhisConcubinetobe ¢ I did conclude,and on that pointa while we difagree. ‘a - Butwhen I was his Queene ({weete King)not for I was his Queene, But for himfelfe,and for the loue that pafled vs betweene, me: _ Theldme happieft vnder heaven: yea,when his aduerfe Line is ae Difcrowned him, had ynough that I was his,he niine. : _ Then,after fortunes often change,he died,and I furuiue A life exceeding death for griefe and griefes Superlatiue, ae My heart,ah Sonnes,my heart(deare Hearts)was dead erehediddie: Too yong were yee to cenfure of your vncles tyranny. ceo) _ Then wept fhee,and her daughters wept: their onely talke alwaies ) _ Was pafled ioyes,or prefent woes :nor hope they betterdaies, ¢ — But in Earle Richmonds good fuccefie that nowa power didraife, 2 Too foone had Richard notice that Earle Henry would ariue, By precontract his eldeft Neece EZzabeth to witie: And well heknew in Yorks defcent the was immediate heire, And Henry likein Lancaffer,a Match for him to feare. Which to preuent he flattered his Neeces from their mother: ee Who, fearefull Ladies,did expe like deaths as had their brother, | Andasthey fearedid he effect,which forthetronblesthen = | WVasvnefiected:nowbehou'dtowinnehimloucofmen: " ~ . Pd es) "~~ * - > oe eo ' as 4 x . M4 Gomicbook s a wT