Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 261 of 400
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This is a page of running verse poetry from Chapter LIII of what appears to be an early modern English work (not Victorian—the typography and language suggest 17th century). The text consists of moral instruction listing twelve major faults afflicting commonwealths, then praises England's Queen (called "Palladium"), laws, judges, and clergy as superior to other nations. The verse concludes by criticizing the corruption of church preferment through "Slavery and Symonie" (simony). The ornamental initial letter and dense black-letter typography are characteristic of early printed books rather than Victorian penny dreadfuls.
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CHAP. LI. Se") deuout, Youth difobedient, Rich-men that are Kbit : tie without, 4 Wife man liuing like a Drone, an old-man Bo a nian proudly ftout, ii > Contentious yaaa » Paftors that their? Functions doe neglect, | [ re A wicked King no Difcipline,no Lawes men to dire, ie Are Twelue the fouleft Faults that do all Common- necicas infe. F In moft of all which twelue erres not,or much in any one, 3 Our State,refpecting this,of fome Lawes notabufednone, a Our God bleft Queene, Palladium of our happie publique Wealey For worth fo farre beyond all words,we onely touch in zeale, : No Realme than ours hath wifer Lawes,for euery Right & Wrong: Nor is through Meed,or Meanes, the. weake betraied to the ftrong, Atleatt god théeld they fing more footh that fing another fong, For wh:o the Perfon,not the Cauife ref pecteth, hath forgot The Creator of Perfons, who and Iuftice differ not.. A Councell watchful for the State : Our Benches euery wheare. Supplide with Iudges learned, iuft,and fuch as God doe feare. WVinke here and i there at Avnasit'e Jia haritie,and Pride, And better Cleargie than is ours not Ewrope hath befide. | Say me,who can whether Extreame hath haran’d Religion more, That old of theirs too prodigall,or This of ourtstoo poore? oe Then Giuing gaue to flacke a Raine,now- -Gleaning curbs too fore, | ‘a By Slauerie and by Symonic now Church-Preferment comes: } aac Nabastand to Hehes Sonnes get Church-men vp their crommest : Too: Be. piles aris icomicboo! sicom