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

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Dublin.] HE PERFORMS WONDERS, 75
Lest she flecbett or faylett with fyfe score ankers. 1372
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"When he bed tight vp fis trarae
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& fis teld reryd,
It bed of bradnes aboue to breue owt of mesour
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And to hede by boge jsing begher • it semyd
Than was [):e walles], as pe writte says of • fe wale tourez.
)jan a\exaider aH [his ane] a-none he ascendez, 1377
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Closed aft in clere stele & • in clene platez,
And monysbit iche moderson • manly & swythe,
pat sM be bowne at a brade * Je burght to asayle. 1380
AH fe boste ^ euen ouer • opynly he comandes
3arly aH to be arraed • and redy to fight'
And when Jjat J)ai see fat hym-selfe • \>e cite was entird,
"Wynnen vpp vppo^ ]je walle * ilke wy byra after. 1384:
Now tynkyH vp taburnes fat aH '
fe towne ri«ges,
Sterne stevyn vpon stroke straked trompettes,
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Blew bemes of brace bernes assembled,
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Sougbt to on ilk syde & a • saute jeldyfi, 1388
To p-ese to with paves • a peple withowte
Arcbers with arowes • of attc'' enuenmonyd '
Shoton vp sharply • at salkez on fe wallez,
Lashe at Jjaim on-lofte in mony lowd showte, 1392
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And J)ai jopely ayayn jeldyn faim swythe,
Bekeryng forth of fe burgh • bald men many, [Foi. 12 6.]
Kenely fai kepe • with castyng of stanes,
Dryves dartez at owr dukez • deply Jjaim wounden. 1396
Than passyd vp of princez ' pristly enarmed,
Into fe basteH abowne bremely ascenden,
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Some with launcez on-lofte & some with long swerdez,
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'With ax & with awblester & alken wapens. 1400
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And alexander ay elik awgerdly • feghtez,
Now a shafte, now a shelde, now a swerde *
hentez,
sped so bys migbtez,
Now a spartb, now a spere • &
Jjat it wald tere ony tong • bys tournays to rekefi. 1404
* Better oste. ^ Sic. ' Read enuenomj d.