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

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Dublin.] HE LAYS SIEGE TO THEBES. 125
And passe we to som o\>er place • where plente is in,
Thare we may fang at fe fuH; • J)e fode at vs wantes, 21 G8
And bath our folk & owt folez • fyH ))aire wambes." 2168*
Then prekys he forth w/t/i hys princez • to suche a place
wendes,
Luctus it fe leftve & * J)e line calles
Thare as hys saugeours hase fondyn • pe fulth of fe vitale,
Bath to bern & to blonke byde whils he liked. 2172
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When he was fuUe ])ar & fed he • flittes hys ostez,.
To tergarontes he ti3t' par • telde was a mynster
Py3t doun hys pauvQons & passyd • to fe temple,
Sir appolyn to adoure • & oper aide goddez, 217G
To offre in pat oratory with * honoitr in he wendes,
And of som sperete to spire • how he spede suld.
Bott on 3acora hym sayd • a semlych Nonii,^ 2179
\)ar was none oper answer bot ane oper day *
to abyde.
J3an drafe h}Tn for[th] pe dere kyng • &, on pe day after.
He soght into Jie sinagoge & • sacrifice makez.
And appolyne als belyue hym • aiikwardly answers,
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Sir ercules fis emperour' hym • euer onon clepys. 2184
Than alexarider aH in ire angerly spekys • :
" Now fynde I wele," quod pe freke " pat • false er jji wordes,
For Jjou nevens a new name pat I neuer hight
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And J)ou a god," quod pe gome " pat • is grete Icy ! " 2188
Then sekys he forth with a soume & • to a cyte wendes,
J3at like towne bight tebea • pe tretez so it calles,
And par he biddez aH pe burgh • fat foure bald knyghtez
Suld be lett with hym wende & in hys werys • lenge. 2192
Jjen tenyd pe tebe folke & • tit to pe ^atez,
And wMstode his strenth & • strode to pe walles.
Bad hym buske on belyue & abyde par no langer; 2195
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For if he dyd, wtt^owtyn dowte pe dede • })ai hight hym.
Jjan fangez vp pe fele kyng a • ful fenyd laughter,
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So in MS.