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

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Dublin.] ALEXANDER FREES SOME PRISONERS. 187.
Of aH fe doghty ]jot was dede & dight • J)aim in grafys.
And aH pat woundytt was, I-wysse • as pe writte tellys,
He gart seke ))air sarys, & faim salue with • sui«-gers^ noble.
At pQ flude of g'antu»i • uowe grathez he hys tenter, 3133
Hono/;'s hys olde godde^ & • offers faira ouchez
]5air fande he palays vp pight^ & raony prouude homez, • [FoI. 37 6.]
Some- while of Serxes was set • Jje syre of ])air landez.
jjose heldes he byddes Jjaira brya & syne • of hys bode rewys,
And bad no berne be so bald a brand • for to kyndyH,
j)ar was a brode bent feld • Avas fuH of beryd kyngez,
Off olde perys oute of pers of Princcz & Dukez. 3140
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The massydoyns in pe mold mynyn into pe '
grafez,
Founde coupes aH of clene gold & costyous • stonez,
pe sepultwyre of a syre • of Snrry was crownyd,
Hym was pe name I^inus was • in a noke found en, 3144
"Was of ane athyH amatysf & aH w/t/nn • grafen,
Plantyd all v/ith palmetres & niony prouude • fowlez.
And suche a clarett^ it kesf • Jjorow kynde of hym-seluen,
Men myght^ haue kend w/t/ioute kysf • pe cors allto-geder.
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par was a tenefuU toure & • tulkez inclosyd ;
Some was pe liarmes of heven & some pe lygez wantyd,
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Some pe hoghez, some pe eres & • egerly cryden
On ^[lexander] after help & he • fiaira aH delyuerys.
lie wepys on fiaim for woo sayd • : " woo is me, my
childer!" 3153
And ichone of hys talented; • he takys ten thouusand.
J3us war fai dyght of Sir Dary • for he disdayne he(J,
}at fiai war comyn of kyngez • c% be no cause ellez. 3156
Be J)en pe Doghty of s