Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 224 of 400
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# Page Analysis This is a page of running prose poetry from what appears to be an early modern narrative poem (not a Victorian penny dreadful, despite the header). The text recounts a dramatic scene involving a Queen, a character named Rosamund, and the King. The Queen confronts Rosamund for her affair with the King, delivers angry accusations about betraying the Queen's marriage, and then forces Rosamund to drink a poisoned potion, causing her death. The passage emphasizes Rosamund's beauty, her humble submission, and the tragic consequences of the King's lust—presented as a cautionary melodrama about courtly transgression and fatal passion.
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. APBIONSLENGEANES Oe The beautie and the brauenefe ofthe Perfon and theplace — - Amazed her and hers, who ftoodeat gazeacertainefpace. No matuell, quoth the Queene, that oft the Court did mis the King, _ Soone fiich an Hebe hither fuch a Jupiter might bring. ; ~ Now, truft me,weare the not a Whoore,or anies VWhoore buthis, © _ She fhould be pardon’d: But tn faith I muft not pardon this. A Queane coriuall with a Queene? Nay kept at Racke & Manger ? 2 _ AHosband to his honeft bed through her become a Stranger? _ Abide who lift,abye the thall,howfo I buy thedaunger, ¢ a _ Faire Rofaeund {urprifed thus,eare thus the did fufpec, Fell on her humble knees,and did her fearefullhandsere@. _ She bluth’t out beaury ,whilft the teares did wath her pleafing face, _ Andbegged Pardon, meriting no lefle ofcommon grace, So farfoorth as it layin me I did,quoth the,withftand, _ Butwhatisay notfo greata King by meanes or force command? _ And daerft thou Minion,quoth the Queene,thus articleto me, Thar then wert 20 97-p/us when the King commenced Luft to thee. Nay,beft he take thee to the Court, Be thou his Queene,do call Metoatrendance,if his Luft may ftandfor Lawinall, — [know it Strumpet,fo harps he,and thou doett hope the fame: ~ Borlo Lhiwe,and liuel will,atleaft to marre that game. WV ith that fhe daft her on the Lippes,fo dyed double red: Hard was the heart that gaue the blow, foft were thofe lips that bled. _ Then forc’t the her to {wallow downe (prepar’d for that intent) _ Apoified Potion : which difpatch,to whence they came they went, . ‘Thewronged Weach,the Quinteflence of Beautie; and the fame (Saue that intifed ofa King){tood free from all defame, Did forthwith ficken,fo that helpe for her mightnone be found, ~ ~ Whentothe Knightcthat garded her,thet greeved of a wound, - She faid: Weare it that Henry knewhis Rofamund weare thus, — No waightie bufines might withhold bythe would vifitvs. _ | -’ Full well [lou’dandloue him ftill,that fhouldnotlouehimfo,, - AndforI thouldnotworthely Labour ofthiswoe, f a ~ ; eS ee ae a SS GOmicbooks_ Gor