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

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Aslimole.] his subjects lament. 6
Astyalabus^ algate • as his arte walcf, 128
Quadrentd's^ coruen aH of quyte
Mustours & mekil quat • mare ])en a littiH.
siluyre fuH quaynte,
"When he was gra])ed -with his gere a gladen he wayt/^,
And passis furbe at a Posterne p-eualy alane, 132 He • slips out at a
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Furjje on his fete wit/iouten fole be • passis his way,
Vn-wetandly to any wee • fat wont in his Avanes.
)us airis he out of Egipttf & * his erde leuys, and leaves Egypt.
Fled for ferd of his fais • fere fra his kythis, 136
It was na bote him to bide • ne batiH to ^elde
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For all his kyngdome he knew suld be kast vnder.
Fra pe partis of Pe-sy he past hot a *
littiH,
And eujni so |5ur3e Ethyope & far him • eft cletbis, 140
AH his hche in lyn clabe * for ledis suld trowe He clothes him-
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self as a prophet.
And all fe puple persayue • a prophete ^ he wer^.
\)en metis he furthe to Messadon ' fuH vn-mete gat/*', and goes to
And quen he come to fat kith • as fe chance tellis, 144
Oft with bis instrz^ment/*' out • he openly deuynes,
And nofer hil(J he it ne hid • bot here qua sa likid.
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Bot fan was methe* for to mele f ur3e me» of his burj,
])at he by-hind him at liame • wit//oute hede leuy(J. 148 [FoI. 3 6.]
Slik care kindils in his curte quen • f ai fer kyng myssid, His subjects miss
him, and lament.
pat it ware tere any tonge of far tene • to reken
Princes of his palas • preses in-to chambre,
To laite far lord at was lost • with latz's yn-blythe ; 152
Kairis in-to closettii- * knyjtw & Erlis, Knights and
Sekand far souerayn • wit/i many salt terys
Barons & bachelers • balefuDy gretiV,
Swiers swemyle • swouned ladys, 156
And many was f e bald berne • at banned far quile,
pat euer he dured fat day • vndede opon erthe.
Bot quen f ai wist he was went • &
king.
wald no^t be fou«, Finding he is
Couth f ai na bote fam ebland • how best for to wirke,
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Bot sQis to ser Sirraphis • at sittf*' in his trone, 161 they ask couusei
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MS. Astralalus. « MS. In adr^nt