Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 383 of 400
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# Analysis This is a **page of running prose** from what appears to be a historical chronicle or treatise, not a penny dreadful. The page heading reads "Historie of England" and the text systematically describes the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms—specifically Kent, the South-Saxons (Sussex and Southrie), and East-Angles—noting their founding dates, first Christian kings, final kings, durations, and eventual conquest or absorption by the West-Saxons. The text discusses approximately when these kingdoms began (around 450-536 CE), how long they lasted under various successions of kings, and their eventual subjection to larger powers or the Danes. The page concludes by introducing the fourth kingdom, the West-Saxons, as "prevailing."
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Historie of England. a get: who, after his firft Entrie, which was about 4mm.q50,0r — fomewhat more, had beene hence expulfed, but eftfoones re- fi — —- turnedyand laftly hild Keat for his Dominion, The firft Chri- a ftian King thereof,az.5 9 6.0r thereabouts, was Ethelbert : the Jat King was Baldred: in whofe time Egbert , King of the | —- Weft-Saxons , {ubdued this Dominion of Keat and ioyned it - vnto hisowneRegement: after it had continued , vnder the fucceffion of eighteene Kings, by the {pace of about 320. yeeres. The fecond Dominion was of the South- Saxons and con- tayned Su/fex and Southrie. Itbegan aboutann.s 3 6. in the fe- \ _. r <3 * - - 7a ~ eS me? @ OMe so a ee ae he me cond yeere of Aurelie Ambrofe King of the Britons , vader a a Saxon called Hella or Ella. The firft Chriftian Prince thereof : . was Eailwaleh or Ethehyold: the laft of the Kings was Aldine: in whofe time the Weft-Saxons alfo added it totheir Signo- a rie,after ithad continued vnder the fucceflion of feauen kings 3 112.yeeres: howbeit fomeaddea more number of Kings, a and account 306. yeeres, for touching this Dominion Au- thors greatly differ. 4 _ The Toird was of the Ea/f--éneles: contayning North-. | folke, Suffolke, Cambridgflure, and the Jfleof Elye. It begana- a ___ boutthe twelfe yeere of the aforefaid Aurelie Ambrofe,vnder - 4 | aSaxon called W/fa. The firft Chriftian King thereof about “ _— an.6 3.0. was Orpewald : the laft of the Kings was Saint Ed- q . mund, flaine about ana.8 69. bythe Dazes: who for many a _-yeeres before had pillaged, tyrannifed, and in fome parts in- 4 __ habited this land: concerning whofe achieuementshere {hal ‘a - beanone, iniedue place intreated. From thencefoorth the , | Eaff-Angles were {ubiected to the Daves, vutilllaftly Edward _ theelder alfo annexed itto the Ve/?-Saxon Gouernment : af- __. terthe continuance thereof vnder feuenteene Regents, Sax- ons and Danes,418.yeres. Of the Progreffe of this Kingdoime _ isalfo difagreement in Authors. | _» The fourth and preuailing Kingdome was of the Wei#- it ie ~~ yr ae et OPES: Comicbooks:com