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

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46 ALEXANDER RETURNS. [Ashmole.
[Fol. 10 6.]
Pausanias is
puffed up with
Ills success.
Alexander
returns with
an army.
The queen sees
Alexander
coining.
She implores his
help.
Pausanias goes
out against
Alexander,
Alexander is
told that his
father is mortally
wounded.
AH ware he wondirly wondid • he wendis nojt be-lyfe.
His men & aH pe Messadones • fuH mavnly ware
stourbed',
Qiiat of doloure & dyn • quen ))ai him dede hopid'.
Pausanna fan for pe prowis • slike a pride hentzs, 936
Vnethes wist he for welth • wiike quat he mijt.
He prekis in-to pe palais • to puH out pe quene,
Wenys to wild hii'e at wiH • & away lede. 939
)3an comes Ales.ande)- in put cas • pe cronaclis tellis,
Wz't/i a riall ost • of many able princes,
Airand out^ of Ermony & had aH • pQ erth won ;
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Sees slike a rottillyng in pe rewme ridis al pe fastc'.
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Jjau past vp pe proud quene in-to preue chambre, 944
Wayues out at wyndou & wayt/s • a-boute,
Sa^e be pe sygnes & be sike • as wit7i hire soil comys,
And be pe alyens armes at he was aH maister.
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'With pat scho haldi's out hire hede he3e to him
caUis, 948
" Quare is J)i werdes, my Avale son pon wan of • fi godis,
pon suld be victoz^r & venge & vencust^^ neuire • 1
If pou haue^ any hert here • help now ])i modire."
Sone as pausanna pe prince • wiUi-in pe palais heris 952
pe comyng^ of pe kene kny3t • he caires him agaynes,
Presis out of pe palais v/ith a* pake armed,
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And metes him in pe myd-filJ. • Vfith a inekill nounbre.
And Alexancfer be-lyue quen he on him waites, 956
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He swyng/6^ out with a swerd & swappis hbn to dethe • j
And pe renkis, aH the route reches vp *
Jaire wapen
Vn-to J)is kid conquirowr & * cried eitir socure.
)3an was par ane in pe ost • on Alexander callis, 960
Sayd, " 'Ph[ih'p'] J)i fadire • is in pe fild drepid'."
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And he halis furth on hede halfe-dede hiwi fynlis,
Bi-usches doune by pe berne & bitterly wepis.
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Inseited in the margin.
MS. haue hafe, aliered to haue.
MS. vencust/.'!.
* Above the line.