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

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[56 ALEXANDER TAKES DARIUs' TREASURE, [Ashniole.
He dismisBes tiie He lat{s fe Versjn in pesse yvitli his hele,
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Persian in peace, -tr t -ix c ^
MekiH lor nis • mayn - strenth ^ & o for c i his •
mijt praysed.
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Darius assembles
bis men,
bat takes (
flight.
As sone as Darye fe derfe • of fis dede heris, 2667
\)at he was^ sauyd vnslayne he * semblis his kny^tis,
Vp to a ini3ti montayne • his men ])aire he schewis,
And gessis him wele fare to degrayd • |)e grekis maisttr.
J3an fandis he furth in-to fe & fild • fled als beliue,
And Alexander with his ost him asperly folowedf 2672
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Eijt to j)e bu[r]3e of Batran & bildid • fare his tentiW,
Alexander takes
Batran,
and finds Daiins'
treasure, and his
wife and
children.
A Persian prince
snys he has
served Darius for
naught,
[Fol. 46 6.]
and ofTers to
deliver up
Darius.
Alexander
refuses.
A letter.
" Darius' satraps
to their lord
Mas hiz glad^ with his ginge & • to his godis offii"s.
j)e cite fan he assailid & • sesid on fe morne, 2675
WitA all fe buries \iare a-boute & busked *
fare his sete.
pSLve fand he tresoztr vntalcJ & • als f e trew spouse
Of ser Dary, bath his dame & aH his dere childire.
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Now dose hi»i fra Darius a dereworth prince,
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Aires to se' Alexandei- ' adoures him lawe, 2680
" I haue erdid with joure enmy • ser emperoure," he said*,
" As soiet serued haue I fat sire • many sere wynt/r
And all my trauaill I tint * for tuke I no gudes.
Eot wald it now ^our worthines
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to wend w/t7i
my-selfe, 2684
A ten M/l/e vs take * of tulkis enarmed,
I saU 30W hete in joure hand • to haue at joure wiH
Sire Dary, with f e mast dole • of his derfe erles."
" Nay, leue, lat ane," quod f e lord • " fen leue I^ no
straungers, 2688
j)at foi be Willi in fi witt • to werray fine awen,
Ne tell fou me nojt fat tale • I trow no3t f i wordis."
Be f
is ser Dary fro his diikis deuysid '
his pistiH
\)e kyng of kyngs was calHd & • clere god bathe, 2692
Jjus, vndirstand I, was f e stile & • sti3t in fare-efttV *
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" ^our satrapaires, 3o^/r seruant • with seruand obeschen
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MS. ginge glad, 7vith ginge struck through.
MS. leue )>* ; ivith y altered to I. * or estir.