Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 367 of 400
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This page contains running prose—specifically narrative text from what appears to be a classical or historical tale. The visible text describes a violent encounter between armed country people (shepherds, plowmen) and a group of travelers identified as Trojans. When the rustics mistake the Trojans for having killed a stag, they attack with improvised weapons (stakes, axes, flails), sparking a confused melee that spreads to nearby fortresses. The passage names casualties including a man called Almon and an older man named Galefus, and describes how their bodies are used to inflame political tensions. The language and references suggest this is an adaptation or translation of classical material, written in archaic English prose.
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