The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly from the Historia Alexandri Magni de preliis. Re-edited from ms. Ashmole 44, in the Bodleian library, Oxford, and ms. D.4.12, in the library of Trinity college, Dublin: by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat.

                                
                                  In þe lede here of Elanda · lithirly he feyned. [folio 53b] 
                                  Line 3100 
                                
                                  Þinke þat allanely of god · þis ouirlaike þou haues,
                                
                                  For-þi haue mercy on þi men · þi meche we [MS. de.]  beseke,
                                
                                  Als of ȝoure grete gudnes · to grant vs oure modire,
                                
                                  Oure bride, oure barnes out of bande · for besandis enoȝe,
                                
                                  For all þe feete [MS. fadirs feete; with fadirs struck out.]  at oure fadirs · in þe fold [MS. fuld, corrected to fold.]  hade,
                                  Line 3105 
                                
                                  In Battri & in þis bild · þe burȝe of Elanda,
                                
                                  Þe maistri & þe maieste · of Mede & of Persy,
                                
                                  With all þe Iolyte & [MS. & oi; oi struck out.]  Ioy · þat Iubiter vs lenes."
                                  Line 3108 
                                
                                  Þe seggis at fra Susses · was sent with þe pistill
                                
                                  Aires to ser Alexander · onone hit [MS. it hit.]  him reches;
                                
                                  And he dos on before his ost · openly to rede,
                                  Line 3111 
                                
                                  And all his kniȝtis for þe carpe · ware kenely reioysed.
                                
                                  Þen was ane Permeon, a pere · a prince of his oste,
                                
                                  Enclynes him doun to þe kyng · said: "kid emperoure,
                                
                                  Resayue þis risches, I rede · þat ȝow þis renke bedis,
                                
                                  And lyuers him his ladis · & all his lele childire."
                                  Line 3116 
                                
                                  Þan Alexander belyue · þa hathels he callis,
                                
                                  Þe berne at broȝt [MS. borȝt.]  him þe brefe · said: "bowis to ȝour lord,
                                
                                  And say, [In the margin.]  me wondirs, I-wisse · if he it wete wald,
                                
                                  For any mede a-pon mold · his meneyhe to lyuire?
                                  Line 3120 
                                
                                  If he be fallen vndire fote · & his folke streyned,
                                
                                  And vencust of oure violence · quat vailis him his hestis?
                                
                                  His person & his prouynce · he put it in my will,
                                  Line 3123 
                                
                                  And ȝeld him vndire my ȝoke · þan ȝerne I na mare.
                                
                                  And if [he] grant him noȝt de-grayd · bot for þe gre threpis,
                                
                                  Bid buske him eft to þe bent · vs bataill to ȝeld."
                                
                                  Þus monest he þe messangers · þaire maistir to say,
                                
                                  Geuys þam giftis full gude · & lete þam ga swyth.
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                                  And þan comands he his kniȝtis · þe corses vp to gedire,

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Title: The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly from the Historia Alexandri Magni de preliis. Re-edited from ms. Ashmole 44, in the Bodleian library, Oxford, and ms. D.4.12, in the library of Trinity college, Dublin: by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1886.
Subject terms: Alexander, -- the Great, -- 356-323 B.C. -- Romances.

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