Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 37 of 400
Penny Dreadful Cover — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Description This is a page of running prose verse from *Albion's England*, a narrative poem. The text presents a mythological tale: King Laomedon of Troy borrows money from the priests of Neptune and Phoebus to build Troy's walls but refuses to repay the debt. As punishment, the gods send a sea monster that devastates the city. An oracle declares that a virgin must be sacrificed monthly to appease the creature. The lot falls to Hesione, the king's daughter, whom the Trojans will deliver to the port to be devoured—until Hercules learns of the situation and asks the king what reward he might receive for saving the guiltless lady and proving his valor.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
” > Th. “ , Se My) “ie . ALBIONS “ENGLAND. N coaftingbac by new-buile Troy,be faw amonefull fore Of people, cluitering round about their yet vaconguered Port, ‘He mufing much,and ftriking Saile,did boldly aske wherefore They made fuch dole: Laomedon,then {tanding on the Shoare, Did tell the caufe: the caufe was thus Laomedon ere than To reare the ftately wals of Trey(a coftly worke) began, Aind wanting pay to finith vp the worke he had begunne, Of Wepiuns and of Phebus Priefts(the Gods of Sea and Suane ) Hebotrowed money, promifing repaiment of the fame By certaine time which thereunto he did exprefly name. | = he hy Ky 4 Sa tye « of e'e ‘ La) , 3 wer The walles are built,the time is come,the Priefts their money craue, a ~ Laomedon for{weares the debt,and naughue language gaue. Forthwith the Sea(the Diuell then did: many wonders {howe} Began to {well,and much of Trey with violence ouerflowe: And thereupon the fwealtie Sunne(the waftfull Sea retierd) _ Soveheimently did thine vpon the Oofie plafhes myerd, That thereof noifome vapours rofe,anid of thofe vapours Oe I Such plagues,as fearce the living might giue buriallto thedead, Repentant then,their wretched king ,to diuell-god De/phos goes. _«Whereat the Oracle he knew his wrongs to caufe fich woes: _ And how the Gods of Sun and Seas, offended,do require * Bach month a Virgin,to appeafea feaith Monttersire. ~ One Virgin,as her Lot did light,thould pay that monthly fee. Now after many murdred Maids(for monthly at one day, The fearefull Monfter at the Port expeéts his wonted pray) The lot fell to He/sone the daughter of the King, “Whomto the Portto be deuourd with teares the Peng. When Hercaves thus vnderftood the hard occafion why The guiltles Lady fhould haue died she purpofing totrie aN : aie te x, ‘ j ‘ pea _ Didaske tee King what gift ae ce to him that fhould both fr : di His vatiantneffe, (for what was it that Hercules would flie2). ck Pe < “ é a ™ a: - Wherefore to faue their commion weale,the Troiaus did ee | iw — ae aa _ y ae nee 4 wen Pt Rae ope a \ - ww Tack oz ret, > - 1 Eomichoo