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

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PORUS RAISES A NEW ARMY. [Aslimole.
Alexander laughs,
and writes back.
Quen he liad lokid onir jje lyne he la3es at hire wordis,
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And to J»at lady belyme^ •
J) is lettre he writz5. 3761
IF " I, Alexande)', )«t am aire • of Amon him-selfe,
To ]>e maistres out of Ainazoyne many-fald ioyes • !
Thre partys of fe proud werde I playnly haue won,
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Affrike & Asye and Europ • ]at othire. 3765
3it Avas neuire man a-pon mold oure * mijtis to witJistand',
But if you will
come to me,
I grant a safe
conduct."
Tliey send him
presents.
And fe3t with vs in^ J)e fdd' ; •
30W fallis J>e same. .
Bot be-cause we lufe ^oitr comyng • Ave consall 30W blyth
To pas out wit/i ^oiir pa'amours & pere vs • be-forne.
On Amoii oure athill sire an athe I 30W make, 3770
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Of vs to suffire na sare • to sauely to Avende,
Bathe oure gold 30W to gefe & of oure gud kui^tis,
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To mary to joure maidens & make fam a-vaunced."
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Sone as fai wist of his wiH • pai Avi3tly him sente 3774
Ten vncorsayd coltw • fe clennest of ]>& werd,
And as mony to amend • of milk-quyte stedis,
Of mony & of mekill quat mayn • giftis. 3777
Dame Calistride fe conquiris comes *
'with hire ladis,
Mas hire pes v/ith oure prince & pas to hire land5.
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^ ©ccimus Septimus
passus ^Itxandrl
[Fol. 65.]
News comes tliat
Porus has raised
another army.
Alexander goes I
meet him.
"l^en come a sande to fis sire Jie same tyme,
\)at kyng porrws pe proud with pers out of ynde
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"Was in pe bonds of Batn'ane & • eft^ had assemblid
Anopire ost of odmen • hiz eft on to ride. 3783
As hastely as he it herd • his ostis he fiitt/5,
And athils harnest on hors • a hundreth & fyfti
"Was chosene* to chiftans • & all of chefe^ dukes^
Ordand of oure emperoure • his ostis to lede. 3787
j)us pas he furthe with his princes * ser Fonus to mete,
In August eftjV lult • as pe boke tellis.
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Bead belyiie. ^
In the margin. ' MS. oft or ost.
chodens. *
MS. cliede, altered to chefe.