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

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230 THE PARABLE OF THE TORCH. [Ashmole.
Alex, and Bind.,
p. 9.
[Fol. 73.]
You differ from
us greatly.
It cannot liarm
you to imparl
knowledge about
yourselves.
Alex, and Bind,
p. 10.
Take the case of
a briglit candle
its light is not
lessened, though
it lights others."
p/d we cuthe any-gates gesse • betwyx gud & iH, 4216
Syne was cure wiH; ay with witf • to warisch cure saule,
And kest out all vnclennes • & clene it deuoididf
For fe philisopho7(r in his iourme • vs feetly declares,
pat saje wit/i-outen sapience • it seldoum ap-oues. 4220
And it is wayued! vs to wete • & warned now late,
j)at aH oure leuyng* & cure la3es • 36 wetw'ly dispice,
And 30«r manars fra all otliire mens • so mekiH ere
deffirrid,
)3at nouthire in see ne in soile • seke 3e na helpe. 4224
Butt deyned it ^onr doctryne bedene vs to write,
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3oure customes & 3oure conscience & of • 30^/' clene
thewis,
"We mi3t sum connynge per cas ' cliacli of 30ure word;>,
And ^our lare of a leke suld neuire • Jjb les worth. 4228
Slike si/Hilitude of science ' is sett, as of kynde,
As of a blesand brand • or of a bri3t candiH.
For many li3t/6- of a li3t • is li3tid othire-quile,
And 3it J)e li3t at fam Ii3ti3 • is li3tid as before." 4232
Qucn be bad waytid ouer ]jis writt^'s • his mynd he
Dindimus sends
" Diiidiraus to
Ale.xander.
Alex, and Bind.
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p. 11.
No king can
dispense with
wisdom.
reme/)bv/6'.
And be jje same sandisman • hxm send sike anothir^.
II " I, ser Dindimws, a duke • pat neuire deere wrojt,
Ulilh berne on my benke ' J)e Bragmeyns maist/r, 4236
To fe modi kynge of Mcssedone • fis maundment I
write.
Sire A\exa7ider, |)e athili • at aH pe werd loutis,
Sire, Jje teno(r of fi titiH • I trow, be na mare,
Bot anly wisdom & witt • Jjou willis in J)i saule. 4240
And hettir it is to Jiine a-bofe • fan buschels of silnir,
And mare passand of prisse • fan all fi proude rewmes.
Sen 3e discrecion disire • we depely 30W pray
For a kyng w"t7/-outen curz-nyng^i . ^g can no3t distreyne
His subiect25, & to be 2 subi[e]ct's • as subiectis a3e,
Bot subiecti*' titt hissubiectw • his subiectis hvn makis.
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MS. cunmyng^'. '
In the margin.