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

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Ashmole] various sacrifices to greek gods. 239
For marcure was mansla^t a • inaimlere of wordis, Mercury is god of
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• 1 1 • 1 oil-
^''* tongue;
)e graith mm to be gouenoure & god of • fe tonge.
And Arcules has aythire arme • in his awen warde, [FoI. ts.]
lor pe xij wondirfutt werkis he wrojt • wit/i his h&ndis. over tiie arm, ,-
;Mars for his maisterris & • for his many wens, 4502
Him brefe ^e for his^ baratris • fe breste to defend.
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Htrcules presiiles
Dame luno was a iettiV • &
ioyned fuH of iree,
w°'°''''"'^
For-fi scho hedis to fe hert & has • •*^'"-
it to 3eme. *°^ ^"»^ •
Bary 2 he was brayne-wode * for bebbing of wynes, 4506 Bacchus, over
the throat
.
Forfi [))ej swire & Je swalow * fat swiere he kepis.
Cupido has fe custodi • & cure of J>e mawe, cupid. over the
For he^ was couatus & cursid • vnclene of hiw-selfe.
Serenon is sustenowr • & sire of J»e wambe, 4510 ceres. over the
For hejji was quartiVs of qwete vmqwile out *
of nombre.
Dame venws Jie a-v[er]oi6'* • for vices opoii ni3t/5,
Is possessozt* & principale • of ali jie p-eue menbris.
J3us ilk canteH of 3oure cors * 3e caH Jjam dri3tins, 4514 Aiei. and Bind.,
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Deu[i]dis it in-to duesses & • ojjire deuels many.
Of ilk gobet of pat glett • 30 a god make,
And leues no3t as mekill as a lym * ^our liches on to
stand.
3e hauena hoping^in \ai hathill -at on hi3esittu*, 4518 Ye believe not in
How he 30ure nase Sc 3oure nebb & • aH: of no3t cried,
Bot finkis on \iir othir thefis & • Jjam as thraH seruys,
And sacrifice to ilk a segge • a sere-lepy gifte.
To Mars in his mynst/r • at maynteines fe weris, 4522 To Mara, ye offer
5e bringe hin a wild bare • for his wale dedis.
J3e carcas of a fatt kid • fat carayne is worthe,
\)at bring* 3e to se- bacus • to here vp his drinke. to Baccims, a ki.i;
And lupit/;- J)at loglowr • sui Tape bos haue^; 4526
A bullok or a fell bale is bro^t to his temple.
And luno be lentiH • for ioy of his pride, toJnno. a
Je presand hire a pakoke
with pennes of an AungeH.
peacock ;
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MS. y>ur his ; n-lth ^our marked for erasure.
' Read Bacy, i. e. Bacchus ;
see 1. 4525. '
In the margin.
* MS. a viow*. * MS. hs haue.. 7iith hs struck out.