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

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Dablin.] their armies meet. 35
"Wlien he liad spokyn so, in spite • he spittes at hys face,
Dispysys hym dyspytussly • revylez hym foule.
" Hent Jjc Jja;--to," quod j^e atheH • " fat pe to liaue semes.
Cure, for pi kene carpyng cache now a shame • !
pan ayres hym forth alexander & hys aynde takes.
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To let swage or he sware • fe swelme of hys angre,
"VVysez hym how he say wald • or he auuswer 3heldes,
And twrnyd hym fen to jjis tulke • & talkez pir wordez
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" For J)ou hase ii03tyd me now • nicholas," he sayd, 753
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I swere by my syre saule • & by hys sehien pyte,
And be pat worthi -wombe * of my wale moder
Jjat I was gettyn in of god & gmthly consaued, 756
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Thu sees me, lede, in pi land • or oght lang enarmed',
And oper recouer me fii realm or reche me vppe • [pe]
girdyH."
J3an sett J)ai faim on suche a day • to semble & to fight.
And par-to takez vpp par trewthez & twynnon in-sonder.
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))an 3ode hym furth J)is yong man 3apely & swithe 761
Into pe marche of masydon & manly assembles
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Of sowiowrs & of syker men a some owt of nownibre,
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\)at wer pe baldest & pe best breuet in armez. 764
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He Apperels hym a prouud oste of princez & oper, • [FoI. 4.]
Ferkys to sire philip & fonges hys leue,
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And Jjan bucifolon hys blonk he bremely • assende^,
And bownez on yvith hys bateH in • at ]e brade 3atez. 768
J3e same day pat was set* • pe semblyng of bath,
Ather w/t7i a fers flete * in pe felde metyn.
J3e nowmbre of sir nicholas • it neyt^ me to rekyn,
And alexander was ane osf of awgerly mony. • 772
With pat J)ai tukkyii vp ])air trompez vpon • two pe
sydez,
Bradez baners on brade • buskes to mete.
So knellyd pe clarions • pat aH: pe clyff rongcii,
• So in MS.