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

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Xow passes J)is prelate with • prestez of ]e temple,
Eeuest fully rially & with *
ryclie wedes,
First ane habett* vnder all • as I am enfonned.
Fun of birdes & of bestes • of byse & of pw;-pnrre ; 1532
And fat was garneshed full gay • wj't/i gold skirtez,
Store starand stanes • strenklett aH oner,
Sawdett with saphirez • and o\)er sere gemmys,
And pouuderet vith perre * was purer Jjn-i oper. 153G
Bot syne he kest on a Cape * of castans hewe,
With riche rybans of gold • raythely fe hem,
A vesture of vyce • of vyolet flourez, tfoI. ii 6.]
"SVroght fuH [of] wodwose * & o}er wylde bestes ; 1510
And fen he heghtlet on hys heued
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a hoge fair myter,
"Was forgett aH [of] fyne gold • & frett fuH of perlez.
Slight staffuH of stanes • fat straughten owt hemes,
Als it wer shemerand shaftez shott fro • fe son. 1514
Doctowrs & deuynowrs & • olper dere maistres,
lustes of lewry & lewes • of fe lawe,
"Wer tjretf aH in tonacles * of tartaren webbys ;
And fai wer brightfuH of bleez • aH fe body oner, 1548
And ofer clerkez & Colettes • at to f e kirke longen,
"Wer aH sampnen in a sott • with surples of reynes,
That suche a sight, I suppose • was neuer sene aftir,
So paraeld a procession • ane person agayns. 1552
Now bownes furth fe bischop • at fe brode 3ates,
"With pristes & with prelatez a pake owt of nowmbro
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And aH Je cite of sorte • sylez hym after,
"Whirrez forth aH in white • of qualite of angels ; 1556
Marchaundez, maister mair myniste* and • ofer.
Worthy -wedous and wifes & whenches • of f
e cite
Be ilke a barne in fe burgh aH blaught • is hys wedes
Als any snappand snaAV • fat in fe snape lighte-s. 15G0
Than passys f
e procession * a peple beforne,
Of childer aH in chalke Avhite • chosjTi a hundreth,
Wit/i beUys & wtt^ banners ^ & blesand torchez,
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