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

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Dublin.] BIDDING HIM NOT TO PRESUME. 159
Sir, we haue send to you written • jitt writte we J)e
How fis luaiste- oute of massidoyne
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our marches hath
enteryd,
Brynt vp our biggenges bryttynd our • kneghtez,
And we ouersett be so sore • to suffre ouy lenger.
For Avhi your dignite bedene we derely besekyn,
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Ayayne \ie force of our foes • vs furthers a while." 2700
When he had rekkend all ]je rawes • for rankowr he swellez,
And oute anone to A [lexander] • aH Jjus he writtez : ^pistoia.
*' I, Dary, w/t/( )je dignite - ]5e dyademe of pers,
Of an kyngez kyng • \int Crouned was euer, 2704
To J)e, ray se/-uand, I say • als me was sent late,
How \)o\x^ loAvnys in )i lityllake ' \ion likens to my hert.
Bot pa-dej J)i
p7-ouydens ^ inpossible • it semys,
A hevy asse to heff on hye • to ]e sternes, 2708 [Fol si.]
A thyng fat thryffyn is and thyke & fames • ' wengez,
And fawtes bath fe fethirhames & • fe flyght-lomes.
For-fi mynd neuer fe more • to mounte fe to pryde
For chaunce of no chevallry • fat fou chefyd base. 2712
For vertew ne victory • avaunte noglit fi-selfe
He fat enhaunses hym to hygh • f e lawer he declines.
I haue herd 3it of f
i hynlake • at harhalde* & at of 6*,
0[f] fi noblay nowe anew • anence my awyn modre. 271G
Both to my bird & my barnes • qwat boujte f ou schewys,
What cM-tasy & hyndlake • I ken aH-to-geder.
Bot surly all f e seson • f ou faim so pies,
\)on fonnge*' me neuerto fi frend fyne • if fou likez. 2720
)pe more frendship f arfore • fall shall f
e neuer
For-fi put faim to pyne I pray • fe nogh[t] wonnd, 2723
For my angre on f
i arrogaunce • sail at f e last kyndyH
Jjarfor do fou fi best god forbyd fou* spare." • 2724*
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MS. pe^'uydens. 3 jjg jarnes.
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MS. f;an, altered to \>o\i.