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

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222 PORUS CHALLENGES ALEMNDER. [Asmnole.
Jjire baratoMJ's bawers • ere bi ;mly reioyed 39G0
They find Porus.
They attack his
Indians.
Sir Porus challenges
Alexander
to single combat.
[Fol. 68 6.]
Alexander was
but a small man,
only three cubits
high.
Porus was at
least six cubits
in height.
Of \>e conquest of ])ive cocatrices & of • fa kene bestis
And now he caire[s] fra fat kithe & comes in a stounde
•
Quare Porn/5 -with his poAvere • oil a playn lengis.
Sire AlexandeJ- & his ost caires^ jpaim a-gayne^ 39G4
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With brade^ baners & bri3t & bragging o4trourapis.
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Apon fe bald bocifalon before his men ali
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He flingzs out a forelange • his feris to assaile.
pG Persens putt \ia\m in pres & ' fe proude grekis ; 39G8
J5e Medis & fe Messedons maynely *
fai fejt,
J3ai swey doui as swiftly • fa swart men of ynde,
As euire did corne in a croft • be-fore a kene sithe.
Quen sir Vovnis sa^e his }