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

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42 DARIUS HERALDS COME TO PHILIP. [Aslimole.
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Bees not a-glopened, madame ne greued at my fadir«
[Fol. 15 6.]
Pliilip and
Olympias are
reconciled.
If aH ^e synned him be-syde
as 30M' selfe knawis,
\)a7'-oi na we may jje wite * it Avas godis wiH." 876
'With pat he fanges hirs furthe • to Fhihp hire ledis,
And he condy hire kist • &
cordis -with hire faire,
]e tothire woydis,
Anes with Olympadas & •
And lofes hire lely • to his lyfes ende. 880
% ©uintus passus ^Itxandn.
Heralds come
from Darius to
Philip.
Sone eftzV in a seson • as fe buke sais,
Come driuand fra Darius • pe deyne Empereure,
Heraudzs on he3e hors hendly *
a-rayed*,
To ser Thilip fe fers • to feche par trouage. 884
LitiH kyngis par come • as pe clause tellis,
Tliey demand
tribute.
Alexander
refuses it.
saying that the
old hen is now
bai'ren.
The messengers
take their leave.
LFol. IC]
Li3t doune at pe loge & par blonkis • leues,
Caires in-to pe curte • to craue hin par dettis,
Touchis titly par tale & tribute him askis. 88-8
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" 3a, caires hame," ciuod Alexander ' " a-gayn to ^oiir
kithes,
And sais ^our maister, he make • na ma sandis
For sen Yhilijy had a fresehe son
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pat fast now
encressis, 891
put bees nojt suffird, I supose • nane slike him to ^ekt.
For sais ^our lord, pe lefe heil • pat laide hir first egg,i
Hire bodi nowe -with barante"" is barely consumecJ,
And is Darhis so of his dett duly depryued
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And be fis titill, him tellis na tribute him • fallis." 896
pen merualict Jjam pe messangirs • mekiH of his speche,
His witt & his wisdome • wonderly praysecJ.
Faire at ser Ph[i7z}:>] jre fers fang^ pai par leue, 899
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And syne clene of all pe curte & • cairis to par laudis.
To pe palais of pe proude kyng • to pe-sie fai went,
Dose fam in to Dar'uis • par he on dese syttis,
And telles him how his trouage • is tynt al-to-gedi-e,
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MS. ' eje ', corrected to egg.