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# This Page: Running Prose Narrative This is a page of running verse narrative from *Albion's England*, a historical poem. The text describes a dialogue between a man and woman who refuse each other's advances, then their travel to Huntington where they lodge at an inn. A southern gentleman positioned between their chambers orchestrates an encounter, and he successfully seduces the woman while the northern man walks the gallery unaware. The passage ends with the man returning to bed, apparently ignorant of what has transpired.
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Ss. sm Ry Ft ‘a Lt. a eve @ * ALBIONS ENGLAND, — You faid you were about,quoth the,which ftill let goe fordead. | _ Thusoffand on they dialogue beft part of all that day: mda a — Hecouldnotwin hit to confént,nor would he take anay: _ For long agoe the Calendar of Women- Saints was filde, _ Fewe notto opportunitic,importunaredyyeild, | Thinks this our Northerne wilie Ladde,hartie,and hardie too, Who neuer would giue-out : normore,than thus,yeelds fhe to doo, _ Thatis,to bead,he {wearing but tokiffe and her imbrace. _ Then merrily for Huntington they mend their former pace. Alighted theare,for Supper he befpeakes the dantieft Cheere, _ And either in one Gallerie had Chambers,fomewhat necre: Betwixt their Chambers placed was.a Southerne Gentleman, - That by officious Signestwix’tthem to found their Match began: Her extraordinary Forme on worke the rather fets _ | His heart,and Senfes(fuch an hand of vs fuch Bewtie gets.) ~ Refolu’dat laft of what was meant,and how therein to deale, | This Smel-featt from the bidden Gueft,did thus the Banquet fteale.. _ He gaue ic our,thatall might heare,he earely would away, _ His Man fayn’d feare to ouer -f{leepe,and would not downe him lays | But,when thatall befides betooke themfelues to fleepe and reft, — One while he walkes the Gallerie,another while he drett » ~ Hisraftie Sword,which badly didthe Northern-mandifgeft. — Invaine he chafte,in vaine he witht the Seruing-man were gon: ~ Nordurft he out to boord his Loue(for much it ftood upon Their Credits to be cautilous.) The Southern-man,this while, ? ~ Gortothe Gentlewomans bed,and did(no force)beguile ¢ _ Her ExpeGation : Swore younot?.quoth the,and hedidfmile,2. ~ But,had hebin the Man forfworne)it God forgaue the Sin, TY ~ She pardon’d hicn the gao ad vi that he had trefpaft in, eis _ And, for that Nightswork, {wore to {weare no Man from like, I win. This Chaer thus chaer’d,as clofely ashe wentreturnes he backe., | 5.4 Vato his proper Bednar long he {leepesere thence he packe, Sg Jj i; ° as _/ EORNIECLOOOKS EOL ’ ‘ ' . —_ . - br ve . , SS Pee te ig eg Te Tea es, ee ee ae hv