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

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172 ALEXANDER SUPS WITH DARIUS. [Ashmole.
Bot for J)i souerayne sake • pat sent Jje fus hedire,
andaskshim to ^it Sail J)ou sit With my-selfe & soupe or ))ou wynde."
He ra3t hira fan be J)e anne & reuerence^ • liin makis,
And to his pnlais a-p^rt * yfith princes him ledis,
pare aires him in ser Alexander & aH • fus he thinkz^,
" j)is ilke bar-bryn heme
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grete beute me schewys, 2919
[Foi. 50 6.] pat here J)us hyndly be }»e hand • ledis to his Innes ;
}jis hame with help of my god * I haue saH he[r]-
eftm"
Alexander goes to So silis hs furth With be sire • in-to a somere-haH, 2923
sup with D.irius.
pare sesonde was a soper • Jie sotelest vndire heue/i.
Sire Darius drawis to fe dese & • o]>ir dere princes,
Settis fis sire with him-selfe • lete serue faim to-gedire.
The hall was all pat bild was aH of brynt gold • as pe buke tellis, 2926
"Wt't/i fe bath, J>e bordis & pe benkes • betefi of pat ilke.
pe wesseH to vyse on • was verraly fe same,
And att pe sale of a^ sute • set full of stanes.
Tiie Persians pe popiH of 'Pevsj opon ' j>is prince waitis, 2930
think Alexander i,, , ^-I'l-i
a mean-looking pe litillaike of his like • lathely pat Jjai spyse ;
Bot pe wisedome & pe worthenes • & of J^e wale thewis
pat in pat cors was enclosed • kend f>ai fuH litiH.
Butlers fuH besyly • bro3t vp pe wyne,
In grete gobletz's of gold ' graythid fuH of jymmes
When Alexander And Alexander belyue as he^ had ay dronken, 2936
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drinks, he seeretcs ,-,, . o ..•I'-i _
tiie gold cup; viith pat he clekis vp pe coupe & putis • in his bosom.
Anofire boH was him bro3t & bathe he deuoydid,
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this hedi.es thrice. And 3it he thrcw to pe thrid & thrast in • paTe-eitir.
Sone as pe* clientis pat knew • at of pe coupe seruecF,
Jpai knele doui before pe kyng* & him pe • cas tald.
)pan has ser Dary dedeyne & derfely he • lokes, 2942
Eysys him vp renysch • & re3t in his sete,
Darius reproves " Quat faris pOM With," quod he, "fryndel • a fon pe
him.
Quy voydis pou. my vesseH * it is a vile schame."
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MS. reucrcence. ' MS. same a ; rcith same struck through.
^ III the margin.
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MS. as a \>e.