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

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Candoil tells him " Sirs, Candaces son pe conquires
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& Candoile I hi3t ;
260 PTOLEMY PERSONATES ALEXANDER. [Ashmole.
Candoil goes to jjan was ser Candoile in ]>at cas kenely • distourhid,^
Alexander's tents,
Aires on as bely[ue] • to Alexander teniis, 5160
to ask hU help.
& seke him of g-ace,
Thojt he wald sewe to fat sire •
If he wald helpe with his heere • pat hend to reschowe.
sawe, 5164
Candoil is led to J3ai tuke him, & to Telomew • titte fai him ledd,
}5e mast praysed of Je pers hot • \>e prince selfe.
"Quat dons man ert ponl" quod fe duke "& • qwat
dos ])ou here, 5167
Quat is fe cause of J)i cornel do kith vs ' J)i name."
of his mififoitune.
And clene tald hii [of his 2] care pe cause • aH-to-gedire.
Jan trines on ser Telomew & * fra his tent wyndis,
Ptolemy, the
second in command.
[Fol. 89 6.]
Ptolemy tells
Alexander.
Be he fe pauylion a-prochid • it past -with-in enen,
And sone j^e wacche-men wit^-out • que/j Jjai him fare
Coraands ser Candoile to kepe in a * kni^tzs warde,
Cairys in-to a cabayne quare pe kyng • liggis, 5173
Fand him slowmand on slepe & • sleely him rayses,
And tellis him of pat tithandz5 pe tale how • itt stand/.,
How par was comyn slike a knijt • to craue him of help,
j)e son of Candace pe queue • pe kepare of Mede ; 5177
Alexander tells
Ptolemy to personate
him.
and to call for
hira by the name
ol Anliochus,
And how pe Bebrik kyng* • had him his wyfe refid.
" 3a, aire a-gayn," quod Alexander
* " in-to fine aweii
tent
Do on fi hede a dyademe • pe derrest at I haue,
A croun all of clene gold • & a kyngis mantiH, 5181
A-sejee pe doure in my sege • as pon my-selfe ware
Lat com a-boute pe my kni3tts & • call ye my name,
Mvith^ li^t lions latis • as a lord suld;
Say fi-selfe is my-selfe & fan my-selfe caH, 5185
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As I ware Antioc fat athill • non aghe of me fou stand,
And I sail hije to f i best * as [I] fi hathiH ware.
Quen I com to f
i call * & knele f
e before,
\)o\x saH declare me fe cas * of Candals auntir, 5189
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MS. distrouubid. * MS. tald him him care.
' MS. vfj/olloTved by a blot and with; probably wit A with.