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# Albion's England - Running Prose This page contains continuous narrative poetry (not illustrated) from *Albion's England*, a work of English legendary history. The text traces the genealogy and succession of early British rulers, beginning with the death of Aeneas and continuing through his descendants Ascanius, Posthumus Sylvius, and ultimately Brute, who appears to have founded or conquered Britain. The passage recounts Brute's exile from Italy with Trojan followers, his arrival in Britain, and his conquest of giants (the "Albinests") who previously inhabited the island, establishing his empire over this "Isle (yn-Scotted yet)." The writing employs Early Modern English spelling and poetic couplets typical of period chronicle verse.
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