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# Page Description This is a running prose page from Chapter 73 of what appears to be "Albions England," a historical narrative poem in early modern English. The text, printed in black letter typeface on aged paper, presents verse describing Rome's history—from the founding by Romulus through the reign of emperors like Julius Caesar and Constantine, to Rome's decline at the hands of the Goths under Alaracus. The passage celebrates Roman military and senatorial virtue, mentions Constantine's donation and the removal of imperial power to Constantinople, and concludes by promising to return to an earlier narrative thread involving Mandeuil and Elenor. Asterisks mark editorial annotations in the margins.
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; _ : 4 he ¥ “ 4 , = r «=—+s ALBION ENGDAND, © _ The laft of thefe Nwmstor was,whome Romulus didkill, _ And,building Rome flew Remus there to lord it at his will. -*This Cittie(then Receptacle for all how vile skils not) _ OF Italie by one and one the Sixteene State-Lands got. _ Tarquiniusraign’d the Seauenth in Rome, whé for the Out-rage done - Vpon Lucretia,Kings did ceafe, and Confuls then begonne: | ~ When had two hundreth thirtie yeres bin Kings,that much had won, _ *Inthiseftare of Confuls( Two,remoueable each yeere) | Rome flourifhed in Victories fiue hundréth yeares well neere. , Noage can boaft like valiant Men,or Senatours fo graue, | That Warre and Peace vnto the world at their Denotion gaue, | Whofe only naked Maieftie not Armour then could braue : | Like-Monarchie none ever had,or likely is (hall have. —*Whennow the world was wholly Romes,and Pompei onetrcome, _ Then Julius Cafar did Vfurpe the Common-wealth of Rome, —' | Had Thirtie eight bin Emperours fucceffiuely when as Did Constantineto Siluefter Rome by Donation pas. * . | *This Conianrine({urnam’d the great,Our heire,and of our blood) _ Baptiz’d of Silwefter,did hurt,as hap’t,by doing good: — | When to Con/tantinople he remou'd th’imperiall Seate, _ Rome prowd too proude for Priefts, or pride of Priefts for Remetoo Befides,was little Policie in Partnerfhip ofRaigne, (great. _ For Xome,and Greece,one Empier earft,was rul’das if of Twaine : ~ Who alfo chole their Ce/ars, that their priuate Turnes did waite i? ~ Whence (after at Bizantiam Nine had held imperiall State) ¢ — Romeby the Gothe Alaracws wasfacktinbarbrous rate, _ Andhere the Monarchie of Rome did palpably decline: _ Asofher Palls Supremacie like may we now deuine. - Burkeepe in mind where ftayde our fearch of Countries,where left we Of Mandeuil and Elenor,and wheare thefe Louers be, af WwW hilftyet we fhall digrefle of Rome, fubiedting vs fo Jong, | *Foryetwewact of Rome,though lothe, your memori¢sto wrong, we conniclioolksie