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Ashmole.] Alexander and candace. 265
Bot in a womans ward • for all pi wale dedis ! i^ in a woman*
power now.
Ser, wete it wele joure worthenes • .fat for na wele here
Suld neuire no hathiH vndire heuen • [be] to lii3e losed;
For all fe welthe of pQ werd ware • it a wee grantid,
It witw a-way at a wapp • as fe wynd twrnes." 5318
Jjan cliawfis him pat chiftane & • -with him-selfe cliidis, [Foi. 92.]
All if he spared to spek his sprete he rehetzs. Alexander • i»
enraged, and
As any terand for tene he with • his tethe gnaistes, gnasues hi» teeth.
And hitterly on Uk side • his heued he declines. 5322
" Qui colkins pon, ser conquirowr & ciaLbis • so pi saule,
Quat may fi vertu now a-vaile & aH fine vayfi pride 1"
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" I swete," quod be swete kyng
• " pat I na swerd haue, because he has no
sword.
For I na wapen haue, I-wis my • writh yvith to venge !
" Now, bald baratowr on bent • if pon a brand hade,
Quat prowis raijt J>i person • a-preue in fis stounde ]
"For I vnwarly," quod be kyng • "am to joure will if he had one, he
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taken,
I suld pe slaa pare pon sittis & pan my-selfe • eitir I
" Now, be my croun," quod pe quene • " as kni3tly pou.
swaris;
Bot nemV-Jje-latti'r ^it be lijt & • lete of J>i sorowe.
would kill her and
5329 then himself.
For pon has bro3t my son wife • of bebricans handis,
And I sail surely be saue * vnsesid of be berbrens. Candace assures
him he is safe.
For ware it knawen of pi come • pai waUd pi cors schind,
For opressing of pe gud prince • Porrws of Ynde. 5336
And Caratros my kid son • has couplid him to wyfe
)e dojtiV of pis dere kynge • pat pou to dethe bro3t."
With pat scho sesis pis sire & • to pe sale ledes, she ukes him
Sendis eitir hire sons & • sobirly pam tvetis 5340
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back to her sons.
)3is athiti of ser Alexander * as pai were aH halden,
At pai suld menske hini & mirthe & make him • at esee.
" I knaw it wele," quod Caratros " my comly * modire, caratros says he
J3at he my brothirs^ brid • has out of bands leuird, ander,
& how pe kyng, be pat cause • has to pis kith sent
Bot my wyfe will ga wode for wa • bot I pis wee spiH. or his wife wiu go
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