Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 373 of 400
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This is not a penny dreadful page, but rather an introductory essay from an early modern historical work. The page presents "An Epitome of the whole Historie of England" and discusses the legendary origins of Britain—debating whether the land was named after Brutus or derived from the tripartite division among his three sons (Locrine, Camber, and Albanack), which allegedly became Logria, Cambria, and Albania. The author acknowledges uncertainties about pre-Roman Britain and cites Camden's *Britannia* as a source, while promising to follow established chronicles rather than introduce novelties.
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_ An Epitome of the whole Hiftorie ; Hether that this our Iland was | || firtt called Breame,after the name \, ||| of Brate, orhe the Patriarch of lo |e] our Braons, or thatthe tripartite : |; | deuifion thereof, after the names off ollof his three Sonnes ,. Locrine,. 4 ° || Camber, and Albanack, into Loe- | Gy Ws \ | e724, Cambria, and Albania, atter- ZC 3 wards the feiunct Territories of . the Enghi{h, Welch, and Scots be true or nor, Eleaue it difputa- ble tothe Cenfurors of our by-paffied and moderne Hiftorio-. eraphers: onely adding,that before the firft entrie here of the Romaines , out Hiltoric auoydeth not the fufpition of fome fabulous Errors. Neitherlet itbe offenfiuely fpoken, or as. preiudicating others in their opinions, that touching the Originales , and firft denominations of the firft Incolents,. _. and of this our Hand, I concurre with our learned and ftudi-. ous Antiquatie Matter Camden, infuchasisby him circum- {peCtly fet downe in his well-merricingworke, intituled Brz-. tannia; out of which, Iconfefle my felte,to haue gleaned not: alittle apting tothis our abridged Hiftorte. Howbeit, to a- _ yoide Nouelcies (lefle nugations, perhaps, than many Rela-. _, tions, for their onely antiquities, receiued for verities) I pur- 4 pofe no other,or not a much different courfe, than thorough. | the Currant ofour common Chronicles, Dri ee ner | Gomilchdoo ~ : oh ~ ast IN Re ee bs - > s ~ NS z =f. - — Pa he Se ee Pye. <S * Ey - ~~ com eet. 4 ty" - ort,