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

314 NOTES TO pp. 253— 260, 11. 4947— 5163.
p. 172; Kyng Alisaimder, p. 277. See also Yule's edition of Marco
Polo ; Mandeville's Travels, p. 298 ; Cockayne's text, p. 60.
4947. "This word I would desire (to hear), if it be your will; all
the world is not dearer to me (than this desire)."
49G4. Lat. " vna cum Ptholonieo et Anthiocho et Perdica incedebat
;
" ib.
4972. " Erantque ipse arbores alte pedibus centum et lauris 6rant
similes et oliue ex quibus thus et balsamus largissime effluebant ; " ib.
4982. The Lat. description of the Phcsnix is as follows. " Et auis
gerebat in capite cristam similem pauoni, et fauces cristatas, et circa
collum circulum aureum fulgenteni. Postrema vero parte purpurea
erat. Extra caudam vero roseis pennis in quibus ceruleus color erat ; "
e 5, col. 2.
4996, " Sursum aspicite et de quocunque scire volueritis in corde
vestro reuoluetis. Sed palam nolite aliquid enarrare ;" ib.
5017. " Si cum triumpho Macedoniam remearet ; " ib,
5036. For lorithbig, for fear of making angry, for fear of offending.
5083. Lat. " encenia plurinia sibi contulerunt, videlicet, pelles ex
piscibus habentes figuram pardi et leonis, et pelles morenarum que
per longum septem cubitis tendebantur "
; e 5, back, col. 2.
'
Hence slo^is (5085) means sloughs' or skins.
5088. Lat. "sine calce constructa;" ib. Cf J. Valerius, lib. iii.
c. 44, p. 177. The name of Canclace is doubtless borrowed from Acts
viii. 27. Cf Kyng Alisaunder, ed. Weber, p. 305.
5092. Called in the Latin Candeolus, Marsipius, and Carracorinus.
In J. Valerius, the eldest son is called Candaules ; in Weber, Candulake.
5113. With,hy. Before melid understand is.
only told us by men of this world."
'^ And that is not
5123, " Dirigo Anioni deo tuo bipedes centum, aues spirciones
ducentas, cathenas aureas insertas lapidibus preciosis in quibus erant
decern dependentes plena auibus supradictis ;
et ceneras aureas triginta,
uectes hebenos mille quingentos, rinoceros octuaginta, pantheras tria
milia, pelles pardi et leonis quingentos;" e 6, col. 1. The translator
makes the description in 1. 5127 refer to the rekanthcs (i. e. chains) in
1. 5128, and translates the whole in a very free way. He seems to
have consulted J. Valerius, lib. iii. c. 47, which has :
" Habebis ergo
tibi ex nobis amicitise argumentum centum laterculos auri grandissiraos,
^thyopas impubes quinque (cf 1. 5132), psittacos sex, phrygasque
sex, prseterque hfec Hammoni deo nostro coronam smaragdis ac margaritis
etiam toreumatis pretiosiorem. His et loculos refertissimos
cuiusque generis margaritarum atque gemniarum ad decem numerum,
eburneosque alios loculos octaginta una misi . . . elephantos trecentos
quinquaginta," »S;c.
5151. Lat. " rex Ebraicorum ;" ib. But J. Valerius has " a quodaui
Bebryciorum tyranno;" p. 181. See Weber, p. 307.
5158. " It might have pierced any heart."
5163. " By the time that he approached the tent."