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

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17G THE IMAGE OF XERXES FALLS DOWN. [Aslimole.
and rides away.
AUruBUailerhim.
[Fol. 51 ft.]
Night comei.
Be fie lijt at lie led • laches he pe way, 2976
And fandz5 fast to \)g &\^t • with a fers wiH.
Jje pepiH of ]je palais * ciuen |)ai his passe saje,
Rusches vp in a res • rynnes in-to chambres,
Sum araies faim in ringis • & sui in row brenys,
2980*
With hard hatti's on f»aire hedis • hied to faire horsis,
Prekis eftiV fe prince • prestly enarmed.^
Bot now was nijt on J)am nejed • J)at noyd ])ai»i sare.
Many lose their
way.
Alexanrler
escapes.
Dnriug mourns
at home.
There was an
iniai^e of Xerxes,
which suddenly
fell to pieces.
Tliis is a bad
omen.
Alexander rides
to the liver, and
crosses the ice.
Sone ware pai willid fra pe way • J>e wod was so thikc, •
Sum on bu3es & on brerys blemysched • \)e face, 2985
Sum ware dreuyn dowi in dikis ' sun in depe myrys
Bot Alexa«cfer at myii ame • ))aire a3e is a-schapid,
Ay trottw him to fe trod-gate • as him pe torche wyssis.
Sire Dary as a drery man ' duellis^ at hame, 2989
With princes iii his palais • aH pense he sitiis,
J3e baldnes of ))is baratour • he besyly remembris,
pat skapid so sone skatheles * fra all his schathill duk/5.
))an was an yinage w/t/an • as I am enfowrmede, 2993
Of Sexeres fat sui-quyle • \>at cite had to welde,^
Forgid aH of fyne gold & • fettilcJ his seete
Vndire J>e souerayne sege • |)are sett ere fe lawis. 2996
And sodanly J>at semylacre as • tellis J)e textis,
It all to-paschis in-to peces & • to poudire dryuys.
Jjan was fe wale kyng waa & wepand he *
said!
")3is be-takens trombling of my tiU • & tene of^ my
regne." 3000
And Alexander all pat quile • aspe-ly rydis
To fe grete flode of Granton & • it on a glace fyudis. ^
Or he was sojt to fe side • 3it sondird Jje qwcryns, 3003
His hors it hunyschist for euire
• & he with hard
He returns safely.
schapitJ.
)jan aires he with Emynelows • eue« to his princes,
And derfly on pe tojjz'r day • a douth he assembles,
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MS. enr euarmed ; Tvith enr struck through.
' The e above the line. ^
MS. 3 welde. • In the margin.