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

and observes the
stars.
Alexander asks
him wliat he
sees in the stars.
Aneetanabus
says he will
tell him at
night.
"
A.NECTANABU8 PREDICTS HIS OWN DEATH, [Ashmole.
It saH Jje noy nojt a neg* nane * of his thojt^'s." 676
With ])at he heuys vp [his] hede & • to fe heuyn lokis,
Hedis hete-ly on hije behelde on a • sterne,
Of fe qnilke he hopid in his hert sumquat to knawe,
•
Quat euire he wald wete • of ^ his wiH ati-to-gedire.
Quod Alexander to J>is athiH • as he his arte fandis,
" Quat is pe planet or fe poynt • ^e purpose to seme 1
Quat sterne is it at je stody on quare stekis • it in
heuyn ] 683
May 3e ojt me in any man«5r to • Jjat stej-ne schewe ]
"})at can I wele," quod ])e clerke'^ • "ellis couthe I
littiH;
^Nojt hot sewe me, son • qnen pe son is to reste,
Quen it [is] dreuyn to J)e derke •