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

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212 PORUS TAKES TO FLIGHT. [Ashmole.
[Foi. 62 6.1 And sone was snaypid on fie snowte • with Jje snart hetis.
and take to flight. With ])at fai fonge to \)e fli3t • be fifty at anes,
Of ilkafi athill ware fai a3ed
•
fat any armes werid.
Sone as ser Porrw^ of ))e poynte • tfe o Jje plite wayt^'s,
jjan was he tangid with tene & turbled vnfaire. • 3G37
The Persians and )3an preses in fe Persyns & of pe proud Medis
Medes attack the
Indians.
•
ttt-i c -i.!. ii,
WitA arowis & With othire •
armes agayn all )je yndis,
Tolls of J)e tirant/s & termynd o * lyue, 3640
Alexander comes
to the rescue
Se3es doui on aithire side • a sowme out of nounbre,
Thretti dais on a throm • Jjai threpid euire elike,
So lange at jie lest way • as lastid Jje bataiH.
)3are Avas \)e Medis martird & many • of Perses 3644
Gorred & gais ' purje & grysely woundid.
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•
Oure mody kyng of Messedone fe myscbefe be-hald(5,
Seis pahn faile so etlifuUy & feUy was greued.
•
Apon fe bald bucifeloii brant vp be • sitt2^, 3648
Spring/s out a spere • sperid aH fe platis.
Je brest of ])e batailt be baldly a-prochid,
•
Girdis doura of Ipe grettis & • fe gree wynnys.
with his Greeks. His awen men of Messedone maynly • Jjai fe^t, 3652
So did bis gomes out [of] grece & gate a grete name.
•
Porus takes to
flight.
Sone discendid fare douz • fe du3tiest of ynde,
fe playn voidis,
And Porrz^s prekis fra fe place • &
His ledis at left ware o lyue • lendis him eftire. 3656
And Alexander in fat angle • aH fe ni3t logis,
Offirs all his old gods • his honour fam thankiV,
As wele fe ynde as his ^ awen • he graue faiw aU.
^extus ©ecimus [passus] ^Itxandn.
"Ke secuTzd^ day w/t7i a saute a • cite he takis, 3660
[Fol. 63.]
Alexander takes
the chief city of ^ j)e proddest ane at Vomts • possessor- was'* euire.
He past in-to his palais & in • fe place findis
Jjat semed no synfull saule • fe selcuthe to trowe.
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Jtead girt (struck) cf. 1. 3G51. « MS. he,
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MS. scdu.
In the margin.