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

Ashmole.] Alexander's letter to dindimus. 229
Jjan knelis doui ouie conquirowr & • callis on his drijtins, Alexander pray»,
Giffe p&m silnir & so & ^sens at " J)aii casti5. 4184
Vnneth his ^ p-ayer was past • qnen purid aft pe cloudis,
And stint was all pe stikiH stormes * in a stand-quile. and the storm
.... ceases.
Jjen rade he in aray • remowis his ostis,
graythid ])ar his tents. Alex, and Bind.,
To Je grete flode of Gangem & •
His bernes blischis ou^Vpe bourne & on • J)e banke sa3e xi^y cometotbe
Quare thre wees in a wraa • welk \iaim allane. 4190 Aiex.''and Bind.,
Sire Alexander bad an athil aske bem • of vnde,
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Tliiee men ap-
Quase )ai ware, quethin ]>ai were & of qwat kind. • p^*""'
And Jjai him swiftly swarid * with a swete steuyn,
" We ere bald Bragmewys • fat newir bale tho3t." who say they are
Brahmans.
)3an list fe lord on his lyfe haue • witJi J)at ledis spoken,
Mijt he haue won om> )je wattV • for wounding of bestjs,
As see-bule & serpentzs & soukand • locerhes, 4197 [FoI. -2 6]
Bathe eddirs & ascres & atterand wormes.
•
)ire Cocatricesse in creuessis • ])ar kindiles fai brede, The river is fuii
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of crocodiles,
Acir\r\
snakes, except ill
Scorpions many" score scautand neddirs • ;
4200 scorpions, and
, „ , , . • *- J ,11-
And all-way bot m angwiscS* as pe buk '
sais,
And saue )je lolite of Inly • Jjai lowke in Ja strandw. July and August.
Quen he' persayued be na poynt at he pas mi3t,
•
)pan was he sary in fat sithe & sadly he pleyned,
•
CalUd to his carpentars & • of his kid wrijt/s, 4205
Bad make him boun at a braide a barge • aft of redis. Alexander has a
Quen it was done at his
. , boat made, ami
diuyse & drajen ouer wit/i
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hidis,
Pared & pa>Teld at his pay • pickid & taloghid, 4208 Alex, and Bind.,
)pan bowes J)arin a bachelere * to bragmeyn he wendt>, ^ends a letter
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To fe souereayn sire of )je soile & sesid him • fis pistiH.
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I, Jjat kyng am of kyngw & crouned of lord,
Alexander be aire • of Amone oure driatin, 4212 " Alexander, ^oi,
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of Aramoii, greets
And of \e queue Olimpades • fat I am of sprongen, king Dindimus.
To fe, ser Dindyn, on \\
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dese dities of loye.
Sen we chapid out of childhede & cheued to eldire,
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Above the line.
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MS. Vnneth is his; vith is underlined, and his ahnve the
line. ^
In the margin.
* Read augtist.