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# Page Analysis This is a page of running prose poetry from *Albion's England*, a historical-legendary narrative poem. The text continues a classical mythological narrative, recounting how Hercules encounters various characters and conflicts on his journey to the underworld. The passage describes Hercules' interaction with the widow Hippodame, who seeks revenge for her husband's death through Cerberus; it then shifts to an encounter at sea where Philoctetes, traveling to Thebes with Hercules' lieutenant, meets King Androdamus of Calcedonia, who is shocked to discover his cousin Lycus held captive and appeals for aid in battle. The page is marked as Chapter 6 of Book 1, with signature mark C4 at bottom.
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; - ALBIONS” ENGLAND. — In Pluroes Pallace,to her ioy , Proferpine he found, ; NG And tolde her of enlargement thence: And then inharrowedHell ( Pyrithous buried Jhe, nor {he,nor 7 hefeus longer dwell. ae But, waying Anker with the Queene of Cici/s Daughterwent 2 To Theffalte: where prefent greefes pretended ioyespreuent, (| For,hearing of Pyrithons death,not one but did lament. i m Hippodame(a VV idowe now)efpecially bewailes } Her over-hardie Husbands death : But weeping leffe preuailes an Then did Reuenge: for Hercales vato her doome cominits a Her ereefes-Contriuer,cerberas,almott befides his wits a For feare of death his due defert : whome canfing to be bound ‘se Both hands and feet,and to be dragd along the ragged ground, _ ‘i A knauith Skull of Boyes and Girles did pelt at him with ftones, a And laying on with ftauesand whippes did breake both flefh & bones; J Hen Hercules fhould paffe to Hell,as hath before been faid, WV And that Phsocfes of his menhehadLieutenantmade, And as Philoétes with his charge on Seas to Thabes did pafle, if He met Androdamus(the King of Calcedon he was) oy he Androdamus,notknowing yet his Cofen there inthralde, 5 3 : ~ (For Lycus was his Cofen)to the Thebane Pilots calde, - ow To Ken of whence and where they would.Buterethe Thebansmight = Give anfwer, Zycus clogd with chaines on hatches {toode vpright a And cride, Androdamus beholde and fuccour methyfriend, m4 That fhamefully,vnles thou helpe,am like my life to end, : I Captiue am to Herculesandthusto Thabesmuftgoe: - a Giue aide therefore. .4vdrodamus deferres not dooing fo, a But fetteth on Philoéfes,that himfelfeand Shippe defends, ie And partof Calcedons he flewe,and part to fea he fends: fi) 1) pe But where the number tripled there for them the Battellends. >.» © Fe eer When Lycuswas difchare’d of bands,and ftout Philesbound,. -~ He tolde whatskath the Centawres latein Thefaliehadfound, . . ; wont C4 Amongit Be