Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 300 of 400
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# Page Analysis This is a running prose page from what appears to be a narrative poem about England's maritime ventures. The text describes a voyage's conclusion: agents Gray and Killingworth conduct business in Russia, but the protagonist—referred to as "the Swan"—drowns on his return home off the Scottish coast due to neglecting to save a Russian vessel. The page then shifts to a new scene (Chapter LXV) involving a woman named Stafford receiving a letter, leaving her uncertain whether she is pleased or displeased by its contents. The writing employs archaic spelling and poetic meter typical of early modern English literature, not Victorian penny dreadful sensationalism.
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. ATRONS ENGLAND Thence,after fome aboade,with new Conforts;an other Fleete, | And Notes digefted for their new attempted Traffique meete, ~ Hedidrefayle to RefMa,there receiued as before: tie _ Cheefe Agents Gray,and Kullixeworth bearded fiue foote and more. — Anallchiags with the King for ours did Chancelor preuaile, | - And now our Agents knewtheir Homes, & where to make their Saile, ~ Butnow muft end our Swan-fong, nowthe Swan himfelfe muft end, ~Euen he that toyld fuch tedious Seas his Countries weale to mend, Returning Homeward,neere at Home,euen onthe Scottdh Colt, ~ Did wracke,and thofe aboord his Ship then perifhed for moft: ~ Butthathe drown’d his care to fane the RufGe,fent to vs _-Inhis Condudt,is faid the caufe :but drown’d he was,and thus, __~ This Marte thus feta foote,was Thence for O@ an other fought: | Wherein not little was it that praife-worthy Burrongd wrought: | Ofhim and (whom [nevercan commend with praifes dew) Of Jenkinfon enfues: Bur fart of Elenor anew. EE heard how the his Letter read whilft Stafford: was In place, | Which hauing read, fhe ftoode as ifaftonifhed ~ afpace: Her blufthing and vn-bluffhing made that Staf- | Yap forddoubted whether AG % Sel. It pleafed, or difpleafed : which,thetroth tofay, - tite did neither ace | | _ Varietie of Mento courta WWomanisherpride, if han which their Vanitie ofMenisnothinglefleefpide: : ee ne siete vs,per common hurr Niels pion HORS ESS be Ya 5 oe = * - i a : * om Comicbooks:com = CP 4. ey +. ~ t ws ‘ Pe a L