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# Analysis of Page from "Albions England" This is a page of running prose poetry from what appears to be *Albions England*, Book II, Chapter 6 (not a Victorian penny dreadful, but early modern verse chronicle, circa 1590s). The text recounts a narrative episode involving Elenor (Eleanor), a knight named Mandeuil, the King, and the departure of a character identified as Sir John on a journey. The passage describes romantic tension, the King's authorization for travel via letters of safe conduct, and a farewell exchange between Elenor and the knight—she gives him a ring and riddle as parting tokens. The verse culminates in a transition toward tales of English voyages.
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‘ALBTONS: Ecchi) ll But when the Currant finds no letit often fals too lowe, Pac Elenor wifh’tnothing more than that fhe might him know: ~Meane while the Fier of Loue in her, from fparkes to flamedid row. “But Man denil was more difcreet did that,for Mens applaufe, He would be known,as knowing that from Praife takes Enuiecaufe, - Tomoue the King rears death i sin vaine to labor her he wif, - Since many mightie Potentates had labord her and mitt. _ She,he,and England feein’d too neere,his hopes, thought he,too farre, _ He abfence therefore poynts to plead vato his Loue in i barre, — Of Ceur- -de-Lion,Erigen, Villiam the Pylerim who Wrot Richards Syrian Wattes,Curfan, Glannilejand Longe: [pee too, | Long- hanks eare King, his Knights,and of our Evglifh many moe, — * - Thatthrough the triple Orbs did Armes and Trauels vnder: goe, _ And famousthus aliue and dead Here and Abroad did groe - Hecal’dto minde,refolu’din minde his Life to fnith fo. Bills of Exchange and all things-els prepard for Travell fir, Vato his Friends, grieu'd he would goe,he then imparteth it. _ The King did giue ‘him Letters for fafe-Condu@s sof the Corte, ~ Loth him to leaue he taketh Jeane, But in more fpeciall forte ~ Of Elenor good Sadnes the thus {poke as if in fporte: - Some difcontented humor fends youhence,asIdenine, ~ Which,be wherefo you fhall,will be with you be yoursas mine, _Nay,Madam squoth Sir Johz,twixt vs this difference is to finde, — Iboth in minde and body, you need trauell not in minde, _ Yes yes,quoth fhe my Minde I wot mecte may you farre away, ~ If fo,then giucto itthis Ring,andthat I fent it fay. So,with that Riddle and aRing the gaue,they kindly pare, Nor knew fhe him the Knight the mibantshdt be to him her heart: ~ For,fecond to the greene-Knight ( whom fhe thought not him) was he - Her Fauoret,of him therefore the would remembred be, _ Nowlet vsfay the Lands,the Seas,the People,and their Lore _ This Knight did (ceswhom,touching which,not ftorie fhall we mores Bu to our Enghjh Voyages,e uen in our times,let s frame, a! & yA | COMIC DOO Our mi