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

14 Alexander's success foretold. [Ashmole.
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queen In Amoii liis awen god in amies -wiih his qwene, 420
And make with hire market • as [he] a man were.
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And quen he wrojt had his wiH Jien witrely him metw,
\)at he bowes to hire belechiste & bigly • it sewys,
nniUi.at Ammon And sethen asselis it him selfe semelj & * faire 424
teals her with a
ring, Wilh a rede golde rynge on • Jjis aray g*ayuyn ;
A lyons heuyd was on-loft louely coruyn • ;
[Foi. 8.] j)Q botuide of a brijt son & a brande kene.
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telling her she And pen he went furth his way • sayd, "woman, foil
has conceived her
defender. hauys 428
}5i fuH defendoure on foltP now frely consa[u]yd."
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Als radly as fe riche kyng^ • rase on pe morne,
Philip calls a
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Ei3t ia fe dawyng of day a diuino«/r he callis, 431
And as him dremyd Like a dele • \>at doctour he tellis,
And fraynes him fast on J)is fare • how it be-faH suld'.
who tells him " Phylip," q«oc pe phylysofyre " • Jji fere is with childe,
the queen is with
child, And With no gett of na gome bot of god • selfe.
And, gudman, [on] ]e gold! rynge • ]>e thro graneii
thyuoisi 436
J5ai ere ))us mekiii to mene • as me my mynd tellis.
who will be To \>e lyon hede," qitod pe lede • " pen hcken I, on iirs^,
Jje birth pat scho here saH • als best it be-semys, 430
\)at chefe saH to a chiftan & sHke a chefe maister.
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As to be halden heuydman^ of aH • fie hale werde.
Xow satt I clerily declare pe course on pe sonne • ;
jiat sygnyfys pe^ same man
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