Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 254 of 400
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# Page Analysis This is a running prose page from Chapter LI of what appears to be "Albions England," a historical narrative poem. The text discusses the Spanish Inquisition as a "trap" and condemns its practices of torture, confiscation of goods, and execution of those accused of heresy. The verse criticizes Pope Philip for refusing to cease the Inquisition despite its brutality, describing specific torments (racking joints, chopping off heads) and denouncing the forced confessions extracted through torture. The language is polemical and anti-Catholic in character, typical of Protestant polemic literature.
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