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

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Ashmole.] a dragon conquers philip's foes. 15
And sone in cleliiigi6' of dyntw a dragon aperis, a diason appears.
pat strejt be-for him in pe stoure strike doune • his piuiip's foes,
faas, 452
And all his enmys in fat erd he endid • in a stounde.
"When Phylyp with his faire folke had pe • fildf won,
pan. metis he him to Messadone par metis • him pe Piiiiip returns to
Maredon, and
qvvene,
greets the queen.
Kyssis comly hire king^ & of • liis come ioys, 456
And how he fore scho him fraynes • ferly ^erne.
" Wele, gj-rtunt mercy," quod pe kyng* " my • god, I him [Foi. 8 1.]
loue ;
Bot how pat je ga sa'^ grete • gud darnel " he saycJ.
poxi has ragid," quod pe renge • " with vnryd gestis ;
He enquires iiu\v
Now hafe I, lede, aH: to lange • lengid fra hame." 461
Jjus to bre hire o bourde • he breuys jjire Avordis ;
" To quam has po\x pe tane tiH • tell ni[e] pe sotlie 1
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Outhire mete has mendid be full mekiH as may I nojt
trowe, 464
a"^ of'*'-
condition.
Or ane has stoUen in my stede • sen I was stad pa,Te."
pus bayst he pe bri3t qwene • pat aH hire ble changicV,
To skyre skarlet hewe • skyftz'*" hire face, The queer.
Hire chere at was chalke-quyte • as any chaffe^ worthis
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So was scho schamed of pe schont • pat hire pe schalk
made. 469
" !N'ay, quod pe comly kyng ' " cache vp ])ine hert, Philip comforts
Jjofe pon haue forfet, na force ' so has fele othire.
pou. has giltid, bot no3t gretly ' it greuys me Jie les; 472
For god has geten pe J)is gett • a-gaynes |)i wiH
All pat was done Jje bedene was me be dreme schewyd,
telling her he h.is
seen all in a
I saje it surely as my-selfe • slepe in my tentw, dream.
And oure god aH-to-gedire • is ground of pe cause ; 476
Of me worthis pe pe^ Avite * ne of na wee ellis."
^ pen tyd it anes on a tym • a lytiH terme eiter, One day, at a
J)is dere kyng on a day on • his dese syttis, 479
Had paTeId him a proude feste of princes • dukis, &
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MS. repeats ga sa. ^ Or chasse. ' Head ii.a.