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

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In reuerence of )je riche kyng* • at had fer rewme gydicJ.
Que/i he was semely vp set • wt't^ septour in handf, At the feet of the
j)en ledis at ware lettird on lawe • at his feet^ the prophecy of
AH fe sawis of faire Syre as Siraphis • talcJ, 200 *"^""
jjare gan Jiai graithly J)am gmue • in golden lettirs,
AH ]je wordis at he )jaiM werpid • of J»aire ware kynge.
Jjare Jjai wrate fam I-wis • as Je buke tellis,
Supposand faim in sum tyme • for sothe to be knawen,
And men to make of fam mynd ' ener-mave efter. 205
Be bat baire enmes bar erde was • entird with-in, Tiie Persians
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attack
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them;
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pe powere oute oi Pe-see with many proude • ostes
Bot of ])ar batails to brefe • it botis mJ>na ferrire. 208
For aH fai conquirid clene
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fis cithe at |)aire wiH,
And Anec' is aH his ane • ferre of his awyii landis,
Wit/i-in ]je merris of Messedoyn • ])ar na man him knewe.
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and conquer.
Bot will je herken hejide now saH • 2e here 212 i win teii you
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How he kide him in J^e courete & quayntid him • w/t/i Anectanabus.
lad is.
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f ^ecunUus passus ^Uxandri
yre, it be-ti(J on a tyme • fe text me recordis,
Ipai J)e mode kynge of Messedone ' wi't/i mekifl
nounbre,
)3at was sire Philip be fers fame out of toune, • 216 KingPhiUp
leaves Maoedon
For to fe3t wi't^ his fais out of fere landis. • to fight hu foes.
Quen he was boune oute of bur^e & his bake turned,
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As tite as Anec him amecJ • out of bis awyn kythe,
He paste vp to \>e Palais • & preualy entirs, 220
\)at he mi3t lencJ fare on loft & • luke on fe qwene.
Sone as him selfe was in J)e sale & • saje hire wz't^ 630, Anectanabus
arrives, and
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He beheld Olympadas fat honowrable lady
salutes queea
Olympias.
Hire bewte bitis in his brest & his bodi • thrillis, 224
And drifes thur3e his depe hert as he ware dart-
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wondid.
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MS. fortes; cf. 'at his feete ' in Alex. A. 570. ' MS. Anes.
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