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

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Dublin.] LETTER TO DARIUS FROM HIS MOTHER. 165
And erls of our empire • enterely distroed,
j)ai ofer jour legeance * lethirly forsakyn,
Karyn faim to sir A[lexander] & onone • jelden, 2792
And lie ])aiin fair vnderfongez & • feffys ]>aim in Land/s,
In palacys, in prouynce & principal! regnes."
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Then, to Nostady on next notez he a • letter, ^pUtoia.
\)at he suld semble hym a sowme & • sett fam agayns.
A-nofer pistell lete he passe • to porrus of Inde, 2797
To Come & help with hys heer & he hym pus annswers • :
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Porrus, fat possessyd am \)e partyes of Inde,
And am Je crowne by kend • clene of all )je yles, 2800
Sir Dary, yfith \)i diademe • dressyd in fi trone,
To fe with salutes I send • fe sealle of my Armez.
You pray vnto my person • my power to assemble,
And you enforce vfith my folke • ^our foes to wtt/istond
I am bowne at J)i bode • & buxme was euer, 2805
To hye & to helpe at ^our best • whils my hele Lastes. [FoI. 32 ».]
Bott nowe a langor me lettes • \)at I laght haue,
\)at I may strene me ne stirre • for stoundes Jjat I haue,
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Bott lyse & lukes lang* when my • lyfe ende**.
And as euer I warysh of werk • fat I am woundit in,
As me es wo for Jji wogh & • Jji wTange both, 2812
I may not ryde you to rescew • f e reuth is fe more.
Bott I shall lefe & be lightyd • Ipaiiore be je light
And be I coue*ed of my cothe • kare for no grekys,
Eemefe you for no massydons ne man vppon • erth ; 2816
For I sail hele all in hast & hye • to your kythez
With ten legions at fe lest & ' all of lele knyghtes."
Be Jjat Eodogors fe ryche • fe reuerent Lady,
The dere dame of Dary • of fis dede herys, 2820
Jat hir Awne Childe ^\'ith A[lexander] etlyd • 3itte to fight,
And sorows selkouthly sore & sendes hym a pistyH • ;