The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

Dublin.] HE SOON returns to tyre. 71
And balaan bownes to fe burgh • & barres ))e ^atez. 1312
Be Jat owr kyiig v^ith liys knyghtez • was comen to fe
•wale,
Alexlander] with an hosts • hys atheH to help,
Fyndes a few of hys foike feghtyng fuH *
3arne,
And a sege by hym-self • sett to a hundreth. 1316
With ]>at bucifelon hys blonke he brocliys in • Jjb sydez,
Spryngez forth with a spere • spyllez at \ie ganest,
Eides euen ])orow J>e route • fare rankest ])ai Avere, [Foi. d 6.]
The rawes of )air arayes • he rushes to \ie erth, 1320
He strikez aH: fair stedes • streght downe hym before,
Was none so styflfe in pe stoure • to stand hym ayayns ;
]3ar att fe thikest wer of thrange
• thrugh faini he
rynnes,
And makez a way wyde enogli waynez • for to mete. 1324
He lashes owt a lang swerde when hys launce wantes,
•
Thristez downe in a thraw mony thryme dukes,
•
Stirrez hym so in a stound • he and hys styff" creles,
Jjat far ne was bern on fe benf
•
bot bryttynett or
golden. 1328
The segges of hys awne syde • aft at he slayn fyndez,
He makes to grave, some in grete • some in gray ma-byli.
And fo fat left wer on lyue • he leches fair woundez,
And fair fangez he hys foIke • & fro fe feld t/,-nes. 1332 3* victoria
aleiandri.
Then prekes forth with hys pray • f us before gaders,
And tM-nes agayn toward tyre to terme hys seige. 1336
•
When he was dreven oner fe dales & drew • to f e cite,
Wit/i fat he blyshys to fe burgh • & seys hys beylde
woydett,
Also bare as ony baste • hys basteH aAvay,
Bout ony buske or borde • bot fe brode water. 1340