Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 288 of 400
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# Analysis This is a **running prose page** from what appears to be an early modern text (not Victorian—the typography and language suggest 17th century). The visible text consists of verse in praise of England, celebrating its naval power and maritime commerce. The passage praises England's fleets for bringing wealth through trade and "glorious spoyles" (plunder) from foreign lands, and announces that the work will digress to recount England's naval "Progresse" in detail. The page is numbered 266 and titled "ALBIONS ENGLAND" at the top. The heavily faded lower portion of the page is largely illegible.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘i a. ea LBIONS EN ie An c SF hnine the Seca Nimrod biseaai in sebieitbies t0 sbesbit’s eS ee All Chriftendoin, through God that drift fhe chiefly hath controld. C Nor gid, nor doth,nor fhallit need that thus to her be told: | V owould to God out works no good,who feeketh fame by eafe, Comes fhort of both, ao leffethan Mappesto very Lands and Seas. _ Notonely-thus,but in this while her Fleetes haue oftentimes S Set eps ufly her men on fhore,euen in the fartheft Climes : Whéce haue they brought,by fair Gédeesae , great riches to our land, © r glorious {poyles from fuch as did their peace or Prowle withftand : : Of which thall be digefted here the Progreffe,in fome parte, T pers" ftarely be the Subiedt and too fignder beo our Arte,