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

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ALEXANDER IN EGYPT. [Ashmole.
and builds
Alexandi-ia.
In mynde & in memory of him • to make a cite,
And neuens it his awen name • fat neuer syne changid,
Bot Alexsande' ay furth • efter him-seluen.^ 1120
He goes to
Egypt.
Tliere he finds a
black image.
He inquires wlio
ii is.
He is told it is
Anectanabus.
He weeps,
BHyiug, •' It is my
own father."
rfe g6e» to Syria.
Then to
Damascus.
[Fol. 20.]
He besieges
Tyre.
Now aiiis he furthe vfith his ost to Egist he
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thinkes
And clene art fe centre que* • |>ai his come herd,
As he had bene a hi3e gode pai 3ode • hii a-gayn,
Eesaued hii with reuerence & • to ])ar rewme lede. 1124
pere entirs him ])at Emperoure & in • \>at erd findis
Of Anec his awen sire • ane ymage of sable,
A heme Avas of blake stane ' aH ^e body hewen
^Vith conyschance of a kynge • \/ith^ coron & sept ere.
)pan askis of jjara Alexander • as he far-oh lokis, 1129
Quat maner of mail apofi molcJ * it was made efter]
" Sire, Anectabus" • q2iod aH with a steuen,
" J2at all J)e erth of Egipte • enerid vmquile." 1132
W/t/i Jrtt fe fla)nmand flode * feH in his ejen,
" pat Anec," quod pis athil kyng • " was myne awen
fadire."
Jjan fallis he flat on pe fold & • J^e fete kyssis
On Jie stane qiiare it stode • stilly he mowrnes. 1136
Syne in-to Sirie with his seggis he • S03t at ))e gaynest,
And ))ai2 as baratoat syde & Sydoyne he takis,
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And J)ei trussis hii to Tyre & • pare his tenths sett^'s
Be-syde pe cite with a some & in a sege lengys. 1144
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}5are he lies w{t7i his ledis • lang or he foundes,
Before fe burje with his hemes & mekiH • bale suffirs.
* callid added in a later Jiand, at the end of the line,
" Inserted at the end of the line.