Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 25 of 400
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This is the opening page of *Albions England*, presenting the title and the beginning of Chapter I in verse. The ornate decorated border frames the title, and the text below consists of poetic lines addressing a divine director, requesting assistance in writing about the deeds of Britons and English men. The verse then narrates biblical history—Noah's departure from the emptied world, the repopulation of mankind and beasts, and the division of the world among Noah's sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth), before referencing Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. This appears to be an early modern chronicle poem rather than Victorian penny dreadful fiction.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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