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

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Ashmole.] great want of water. 217
Att wart' bai swollen of be swete &sweltid on be son: some • ofiiu men
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die of heat.
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SvLjn in faire harnais for hete was honest for • euire.
)jai went be waldis & be wast/s • ])ar watzVs ware nana,
And armed bud bain aH bee • for angwischis o bestis, Thoy meet with
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bnakes.
As colwers & for coltris & crabbid snakis, 3791
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And opiie warla3es wild pat * in fe wod duelled.
As ai stremand sternes stared • all Jjaire wedis,
Of gai glit/rand gold glesenyd • Jiaire scbildis.
bai droje furth be dissert & drinkles • bai spiH,
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3798 Tiieyhaveno
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Was nouthire waldis in par walke ne wat«V to fynde.
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A kniit bat zephall was callid fand in a cole schade •
A litiH drysnyng^ of dewe was droppid • fra Jje heuen,
a knight brings
water to AJeiander.
|jat it was in a holo3e stane & in bis belme • fiUis,
And bringzs it to cure bald kyng • to brigge vfiili his heiis.
]jan Alexancfer to ]is athill • aU jjus he spekis, 3804
" Jjis sola\Tie sope if I sup quethire sustene * it may Alexander refuses
to drink,
))e menbris of Jje Messedones & of • ]e many Persens,
Or I my-selfe sail be serued & • fai sitt wz't/i nyfils 1
*' Sire, ^e sail first be refreschid " • faythly he sayd.
" Quat ] & 36 pej-ischl " (]iiod fe prince • " & pas out o
lyue
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QuefiV euir me list fan to lefe * wi't/i langowr & sorowe " [Foi. 65 6.]
And hilds it doura out of be helme • befor his athils aU. and pours it out
on the ground.
)5an slike a comfurth fam enclosed • for his kynd word/*^,
As ali ))e watzV of fe werd ware in • j^aire wambs hellid.
]an ferd Jiai furth tiH a filode & • findis aH fe strand/s xiieycometo
stteaius full of
FuH of Eedis, as I rede rughere • ]-an thornes. 3815 reeds.
His folke feH to it fast & freschely • fai drynke,
Bo.t was na^ renke at to it ran • at euire rase eftire.
It was so keruand & kene !
Mare for fe bale of Jjaire best/*" • &
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fan was his kni3tw stroubid
^ brist of faim-selfe.
For wt't/i his florant/s olifants •him folowed a thousand, The elephants
Of sithid charioti's & soo & sextene hundreth, 3821 • water.
"Wi't/i co3rres' & vfiih clene floure * camels and mules,
And out of nounbre of nowte • at nedid to his o&iis,
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MS. r na. * Put for than, ' Sic.