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Dablin.] <strong>Alex<strong>an</strong>der</strong> rides to darius' camp. 1691<br />

J3e bowes & fe bobbez & braunches • <strong>of</strong> bulesse & <strong>of</strong> lyndez,<br />

And bynd vnto Jsair blonnkez fete <strong>of</strong> buskez & erbes,<br />

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Both to merys & to mulez & • all m<strong>an</strong>er <strong>of</strong> bo.st/»s.<br />

<strong>The</strong> peple oute <strong>of</strong> persye • fat suche a pake soghen, 2854<br />

By held on high to fie hyllez & • hett^rly war stoe^rbed<br />

J3ai wer son wondde-ytt <strong>of</strong> j^at werke • fat witterly fawi<br />

serayd<br />

As aH fe ground & fe gi-avez had g<strong>an</strong>e • faiin ayayns.<br />

So negh fe Cyte he fame soght* & • sett vp hys tenter,<br />

\)at thre days to fat thede • he tharnyd & no more. 2859<br />

Sayd "<br />

: latt on dryfe to sir Dary • latt drysse hym to feghf,<br />

Or put hym to my power & plete we no lenger."<br />

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j)e same nyght in hys slepe ' to hym sod<strong>an</strong>ly aperyd 2862 8S"Sota<br />

. , Bompniunt<br />

-, 1<br />

Amoyn, hys awne god • in <strong>an</strong>gels wyse, Aiex<strong>an</strong>dri.<br />

In A mery m<strong>an</strong>tyll • <strong>of</strong> mervalous hewys,<br />

Meu<strong>an</strong>d as a massydon • in mercurius forme<br />

And sayd "<br />

: vnto Susys no Sondesm<strong>an</strong> • fou wafe, 2866<br />

Bott fonge fi figowr to fe fast & fonde furth • f i-seluen,<br />

Cleth fe with my Conysaunce & • for no care dred,<br />

I hete f e holy my help • no harme sail fou hynte."<br />

J5e[n] slode he slyghtly away * when he fra slepe rysys, [FoI.ss*.]<br />

A breme blas<strong>an</strong>d blysse • in hys hert kyndels. 2871<br />

Be-knewe hys kny^^tes <strong>of</strong> hys case * & f<br />

ai hym clene redyn,<br />

))at he shuld grath hym to go *<br />

as hys god chargyd.<br />

)jen callys to hym f<br />

e conqueroMr one * <strong>of</strong> hys kyd princez,<br />

Emenylaus, fat hys Erlez & hys hoste • ledes, 2875<br />

Hende & hardy <strong>of</strong> hys h<strong>an</strong>d & hoge m<strong>an</strong> • <strong>of</strong> strenth,<br />

And f arto lelyst to hys lord • <strong>of</strong> aH led^^ oute.<br />

He bad hym bowne hym belyfe & on • a blonke worth,<br />

An<strong>of</strong> er fole with hym f<strong>an</strong>ge • &<br />

found wit^ hym-selfe. 2879<br />

Strode hym-self vp on a stede • in a star<strong>an</strong>d wede,<br />

And on a cou[r]sour f<br />

e knjght • with a colt folowd.<br />

To fe grete flode <strong>of</strong> gratuw • to-geder fai ryddyn, 2883<br />

And fyndyn it frosyn f aim byfore a fute-thyke ysyd.<br />

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