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

Ashmole.] porus threatens Alexander. 209
Quils any blast of oure brctli in oure brest • leng/s."
Jpan 3eJe lie furtli iu-to ynde & in pase • lies weres ;
Quefi all pe iolite of giugne & lulus was endid, 3537 June • and Juiy
And messangers a-poil fe marclie • him metis belyuo,
Fra kyng^ Porr« fe proiide • fis pistill him bro^t. a letter comes
IF " I, FovTiis, pat as principaH . possessid am in ynde,
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To jiis micharc out of Messedone • ])is mandment I write.
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j)ou, Alexaufler, poii Ape pou. Amlaje out of grece,
jjou. litiH thefe, pan losangere • jjou lui-kare in cites,
Sen J)ou ert destayned to die
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& dedely fi-selfe, 3544
Jpcit^ agayil drijtin of vnde[d]lynes • qicat may J)i dede
vailel 3545
Madding marrid has pi mode & • J)i mynd changid. [FoI. 6i.]
"Madness hiis
Sen god has sent pe \vith to see & • 3it J)i witt failes, possessed tiue.
I hope bou wenes at we be like ' to bire lethirt; Persyfis, Thou tiunkest we
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are like the
\)at pou p\ lordschip to loute has now on • late strayned. Persians.
And for pow fellid has in fi3t • a fi3t at was sympuH,^
Now muses pow to f)i miserie * my maicste to bowe. 3551
If gomes be goucmers of gods fan mai • p'\ gesse Avorth ;
And if pQ land' here on lawe be • lickzed to pa heue