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

Dublin.] ALL LAWS ARE TO CONTINUE IN FORCE. 203
"\V/t7iowte bloJe of body, says fe buke • beys it newer
pe7-syd,
Or Jie nature of a-no])er tbyng • Jiat nedes noght to rekyn.
The same kynd shiild a kyng' " of hys craft vse, 3380
So stabyll & so stedfasf • to stond in hys werkez,
j)at for no prayer ne preese • ue plesaunce^ on erth,
Oute of \>e rakke of rightwyssnes • rynne shuld he neuer.
The sext degree was of gold ' graciously hewyn, 3384
Off all J)e metallys of mold • fe maister & pe syre ;
The same cure is a kyng • be kend of hys leigez,
To gye & goueryne hys gomes * pe grettest is he grathyd.
The Seuente vp to ])e sege • was of pe self erth, 3388
\)at is no more for to mene • as me ]je writte tellys,
Bot euerilke kyng shuld hym knawe • create of fe soyle,
And to Jje same substance • sodanly to worth. 3391
)3us sett our Syre in hys sete with septowr • in hand, [Foi. .ii *.]
In pelour & in palle & prouude men hym vmbe.
•
])en lete he lette*ys belyfe • -with ledes oute to send,
Jjorow a'J )e prouynce of pers • pronousand fiees wordez :
" The kyng w/t7;owtyn compere • of kyngez aH ojjer,
Of all lordes nowe lord • fat lefyn vppon erth, 3397
Sir A[lexander], athyll son of anion hys • diightyii,
And also of Olympades only consaved,
'
To pe soue*ayns & senescallez, * ]e syrez & pe maisterys,
And an fe peres oute of pers • princez & dukez, 3401
])e iustice & pe gentyles '
fe iuggez of pe lawe,
Both cyte3eyns & sergeantez • salute** of grace.
Seth lukkyd hath pe largenes • of fe lord of heuen, 3104
])at me JjIs Diademe of Dary demyd • is & grauntyd,
And to be here ]jus inhaunsyd * in hys hye trone,
gretly reiossecJ,
3e shall be glad of my degree & •
And ordayns ouer all & ay honorable • princez, 3408
Gouernowrs & gardens • of all my grete burghez,
As was in Darius days • to deme men pe right',
MS. plesaaunce.