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

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Dublin.] ALEXANDER SECRETES A GOLD CUP. 173
3itt for ])i souerand sake • fat send J>e J)us hyder, 2914
Jjou shall sitt wi't/i my-self & soupe or fou wende."
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He raght hym by J)e right harme & reu^rens hym makys,
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And to hys palays full pert • with princez hym ledes,
aU Jjns he thynkez,
Jjar kayres hym on Sir A[lexander] & •
" J3us ilke barbercn heme
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grete bewte me schewez, 2919
\)at here J)us hyndly be hand base lede me *
to Innes
Thys home ^ with helpe of my goddez * I hafe sail herafter,"
So sylez forth witJi fis Sire • into a somer-halle, 2922
Thar sesund was a soper *
fe sotellest vnder heuen.
Sir Darius drawys to fe deyse & • o\)er dere princez,
Setter fis sire with hym-selfe • lete seme faim to-geden
\)at belde was all of brynt gold ' as fe buke tellys, 29 2
With both ])e burdez & Jje benche • betyn of jje same.
The vessell to vyse on • veraly of fe same,
And all \>e sale of a sute • sett full of Stanes.
The peple oute of persey • apon fe prince waytyn, 2930
J3e lityllayke of hys lyth * lothly Jjai spysyfi ;
Bot Jje wysdome & J)e worthines • of hys Avale thewe^
Jjat in Jjat cors was closyd knew '
fai full lytyH.
Botlers full besely • broght vp fe wynez, 2934
In grete goblettes of gold grathyd fuUe of gemmys • [ToI. si 6.]
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And A[lexander] als belyfe * as he hed onys drunkyn,
"With fat he clyght vp a cupe & cromys in hys bosom.
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Anojjer boll was hym broght & both he • devoydecJ,^ 2938
And 3itt he threwe' to fe thryde & •
thristyn Jjar-after.
Sone as fe clyentez it knew • fat of fe cope seruecJ,
)5ai knele downe bifore fe kyng & hym • fe case taldyii.
J)en base sir Dary disdayne & • darfly he lukes, 2942
Eerys hym vpp & remevys • in hys sete riche,
"What farys with" quod he, "frendel • a fonne fou besemys
Whi woyde5 fou my veseall 1 • it is a vyle schame."
' MS. holme ; but marked for correction.
» MS. dovoydedf. ' T/ie h is above the line in MS