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

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Aslimole.] philip's dream of the queex. 13
A verra victor a-vansi(J • \rith aH: pe vayne werde."
j)ns be-gylid he this gude wyfe & makis hire • to wene
It ware na gett of /la gome • hot of god ane.
Qwen be day-rav/^ rase • he rysis be-lyfe, 392 At daybreak he
Lendis a-lande fra Jje loft & • left hire with chiliJ,
Sone as hire bele gun bolne aH hire blee changis,^
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leaves her.
So was scho ferd & a-frijt • a ferly ware ellis. 395 CFo'- 7 6]
To be bonden -with barne • mekill bale to hire nejehis,
For it & Philip hire fere • o-ferrom was sybb.
ban Anec hire awyn clerke scho on-ane • callis, The qneen
"Lo, maister, slike a myschefe!" & maynly hire • for advice.
pleynes.
" I dred fat I nere dee
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hot 30 me deme sone 400
laments, and asks
Quat me is beste of fis case
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if euer |)e kyng tw^-ne."
"Be no2t a-bayste," q7iod be berne " ne a-bleyd "Noharmsimii
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come to you
nothire,
Jjare saH na chanche Jie chefe • fe charge of a pese.
For Amon oure athiH gode • saH ali-way ]ie helpe, 40-t
Ammon wui aid
And kepe fe fuH careles * if any cas fallis."
IT Quat dose now bis diuinowr hot • to desert wendis, The enchanter
again goes to tlie
Airis on aH him ane • out of fe cite, desert, and pi^-ks
3ede him furthe eftirsons herbis to seche, • 408
Reft J)am2 vp be \>e rotzs & radly fain stampis,
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pe luse for his gemetry' fat logloure takis,
Arndl sythen* a brid of be see him seluyn him fangw, • He anoints a sea-
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Clatirs to hyre coynte fingis kenely enchantis, • 7, ^ bird with their
412 juice.
And [with] fe wose of fe wede • hire wengis anojutis
And all fis demerlayke he di(J hot be • fe deuylh's
craft 25,
How he myjt compas & kast be kynge to begyle. Hear how he
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He wro3t a wondirfuH: wile & wiH • je now here 416
How he be-glouir(J fis gome & gilid him in sweuy/i • ]
beguiled Philip.
)jis Uk Philip fe fyrs • fat in f e fi3t lenges, phiiip dreams
\)e same ny3t in his slepe • he sa3e, as him tho3t, that he sees ti.e
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MS. g changis (xic). * MS. him, copied from line above.
* MS. gremetry.
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MS. cythen.