Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 96 of 400
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# What's on This Page This is a page of running verse poetry from *Albion's England*, a historical narrative poem. The text describes a lover's plea to win a lady, followed by a military confrontation: the rejected suitor (apparently a Danish king named Brenn) sails away in anger, engages in a naval battle with another party, and ultimately captures the lady. The page concludes with the lady's ship being driven to the coast of Britain, where she is imprisoned by King Behm. The verse employs Early Modern English spelling and discusses matters of courtship, honor, and military conquest in a historical or legendary context.
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ae Be) ee st. i ALBIONS ENGLAND. F Then he, difabling me to make a Ioynter happelie, ~ With Denmmarke fucha Ioynters want(ifwanting)thould fupplie, - ~ But neither have | fuch a lacke,nor holde Ifuchaloue, _ Asthat her Dowrie(notin quelt)before her felfe doth moue. ~ Heharpeth as himfelfe would hane,that maketh louc his Staile : Elswould he fue in milder fort,and fuing, feare to faile. _ For,Ladie,fee your Louers Plea: your lone, faith he,is debt: ~ Andif not words, nor worthines, then Armor fhall you get, Braue wordsand fitto feare, not feede, a courted Ladies vaine, But fay he cannot wooe in print,but Soldior-like andplaine: ~ Nor I, in footh, more loues my heart than can my tongue explaine.2 Moriclude we therefore Souldior-like, and leta combate yeeld Vnto the hardier of vs twaine the honour of the field, — Ifnor,then (ify Lords fo pleafe,or fhe thereto agree) ? | Althoughthou thould’ft by force of Armes fubdue her hence to thee, | - Yeat ee thy ftronzeft Holdein Danske I would thy Conqueft free) Lo heeriny Gage (he terr’d his Gloue)thow know’ft the Victors meed: (So did he paufe, his Pledge vntoucht,and then did thus proceede) Then free thy fll,and worke thy worlt deliver, sLords, your willes : Ye haue experience how this fame with brags,not barrell killes, . He threatneth onely, I intreate he claimeth her of dew, I with, and hope for to deferue, The Counfel then withdrewe> | Them! elues apart: and foone for Brean'a verdict did enfewe, . | The Dane inraged fayled thence,and rigged outa Fleete, | And didwith Brean refayling home,at great aduantage meete, Their Shippes did grappic,and their{wordsdidfunderlifefromlim: | So fought they, as their fhippes did feeme in Seas of bloudtofwim, But multitude opprefled Brenn,he haralye did efcape, His Ladie,will he nill hee left the King of Denmarkes Rape. Not meanely infolent the Danes hoy vp their home. meant Sayles: Batafter manye crabbed Flawes,and longcontrarie Gayles, _ BS) The Kings and Worgane Ladies Shippe was toffed to the Cofte ' a Of Brataine wheare,imprifoned,King Behm was their Hofte: Fan’re > 3 * | AY, ial ~ ae we 4 . Comic Books.com