Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 294 of 400
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# Page Analysis This is a **running prose page** from what appears to be an early modern narrative poem (not Victorian penny dreadful, despite the framing—the typography and language suggest 16th or 17th century). The text describes an Arctic exploration voyage, apparently sponsored by London merchants, led by **Hugh Willoughby** (the Admiral) and **Chancellor** (the pilot). The expedition sails northeast seeking Cathay, encounters severe ice, storms, and frozen conditions near Shetland and other northern regions. Willoughby and his ships perish in the ice, but Chancellor survives with one remaining vessel, eventually reaching the Lapland Bay (now called Saint Nicholas Bay). The passage mixes historical exploration with elevated poetic language.
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(Of Lafon and Viyfes of their fabled Sea-toyld Sailes) é _. The Glorie of the dangerous Gole: Nor let vs heere forgie _ (lowhich I firft did breath this aire) London preferring it. (knowne, Some Marchants theare of woorth did mind with Nations, then vn- _ New Traffiques,and the pafle thereto was by Caboto fhowne: | Byhis inftruéction at their cofts three thippeswererigged our, _ Hugh Willoughby the Admyrall,a Knight both wife and toute. _ Nextplace(whofe braue performance of Imployments ever jiue) _ To Chancelor,grand Pylot forthat Voyage,did they giue. _ Now fayle they for the Northeaft partes, Cathayas Shores to finde: — Incountred with huge feas of Ife,with ftormie Guftes and Winde: _ Shotlana, Egeland, Haleland,h Illes of koffe and Lefoor patt, | Tempeftioully 4rzinas Rhode receiued Sir Hughatlaft. | Theare he,and all of two his fhips,attempting bootles fhifts, | Weare in that Climate Frozen dead, (hut vp with Ifte Driftes: | Wheare died he and all with him(if foto die be death) _ Butno,faith heauen,no,faith their Fame furuiving them on earth, | ThenChancelor his onely thip remayning of that fleete, For Fynmarke,at the Wardhoufe fayles with his Conforts to meete. _ Their day hath morethan two months length, & A4a/-ffrands Poole ie | Such hidious rore,deuouring fluds, y ten miles diftace fhakes. (makes _ Wheare,fruftrate of his friends in queft,with courage not deiect, | He forthe Courfe prepofed did his ventrous fayles direat. King Ufrthar, Malgo, Edgar onceto haue fubdewd are im Orkney, Gotland, Ifland, and thofe former in that tfaide, ~ GronlandWireland,Curland,and cold Serikfys them obaid, | Newlandwith others,and thofe Ifles wheare men, faue eyes alone, = e hidin hides of beaftes,and beatts faue fifhi haue fother none: Thence Chancelor ariving mong’ft the Laplanders atlaft;::; _ They, feeing vncouth Men and Shippes , weare wondringly agafte,, _ (Foreare that day was heard no Shippe that churlith pole had paft.) The Lapland Bay wheare'he artiu'd now cald Saint 2Cécholas Bay, com i I j j i be a’, a es J Gomicsvooks