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Alexander and the Queen of the Amazons.

when Porus [liste], their fools through craft of music would sing after their kind asked & was. He found also in that Palace vessels without number, some of gold, some of Crystal, Some of other manners of precious stones, some of Silver, and that all manner of vellel that men should be served off. But there wer but few of them of Silver.

From therein, Alexander removed his Army & come to the gates of Caspee, and there he [luged] him. It was a noble land & good. But there were therein many manners of [nedders] and of wild beasts. From therein Alexander sent a letter to Talifride, queen of Amazon, of this tenor.

King of kings, and lord of lords, Alexander, the son of god Amon, & the queen Olympias, unto Talifride the queen of Amazon, joy. The great Battles that we have had with king Darius, & how we have conquered all his [rewme], and his lordships, we [trowe] be not unknown unknown to thou. And also how he have fought with Porus the king of India & his chief city [wonnen]. And also with many other folks, & they were never of power to withstand us, the which we suppose be not unknown to thou. Wherefore we send thou word, & commands thou, that thee send us tribute, if thee will that we come not to thou to do thou disease.

And unto this letter Talifride made answer by letter on this ways.

'Talifride queen of Amazon with other great ladies of our [rewme], unto Alexander, king of Macedonia, joy. We have well heard tell of the high wit that is in thee, through which thou has in mind things that are past, and disposes things that are present, and knows things that are to come. Advise thee well therefore are thou come to us, what tribulations & disease may fall thee in thy coming. For there was never none this that worried against us that not he had shame thereof at the end. And therefore take heed to thy last end. For great shame it is to a wise man through indescretion to fall in mischief. But if it be [agreeable] to thee, to know our conversation, and our habitation, we declare it unto thee be our


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Alexander and the Queen of the Amazons, 65

wheiD PorM5 liste, thir fewles thurgti crafte of music walde
synge after )?aire kynde askede & was. He faiide also in \)ai The riches
Palace veselks wit-owtefD nowmer, sum) of golde, sum) of Cristalte, treasury.
4 Sum) of o]>er manures of precyouse stanes, sum) of Suluere, and J^^^if^Ji
J^at alt maner of vesett f»at men) sulde be serued? ofife. Bot J?are silver,
were bot fewe of J^am) of Siluere.

^ Fra thethyiD, AXemander remowede his Oste. & come to }?e
8 5ates of Caspee, and J?are he luged" hym). It was a noble lande
& a gude. Bot ]:are ware J>are-In many maners * of nedders * Leaf 26.
and of wilde beste^. Fra J^eine AXQSiander sent a lettve tilt
Talifride quene of Amazon), of ]:»is tenoi^r.

12 ^' Kyng of kynges, and lorde of lordes, Alexander, J?e sofD of Alex-
godd" Amon), & )?e quene Olympias, vn-to Talifride J)e quene letter to
of Ama^ofD, ioy. The grete Batayttes f)at we hafe hadd' w^t the Queen
kyng Dariz^s, & how we hafe co?2quered? all his rewme, and his Amazons

16 lordchipes, we trowe be noghte unknawen) vn-to 50W. And also i^ghis
how we hafe foghten) with Vovus J^e kyng of Inde & his cheeffe victories
citee wonnen). And also w^t many o\)er folkes, & J)ay ware manding
neu^r of powere to agaynestande vs, )?e whilke we suppose

20 be nojte vnknawen) vn-to jowe. Whare-fore we sende 50W
worde, & commander 50W, J»at ^e sende vs tribute, if 56 witt J^at
wee com) no5te to 50W to do 50W disesse.'

And vn-to this le^^re Talifride made ansuere by httiQ one this The answer

of the
24 Wyse. Queen of

^ ' Talyfride quene of Amazon) wit o\>er grete ladys of oure ^^^ ^"^^Z
rewme, vn-titt Alexander, kynge of Macedoyne, joy. AVe hafe has heard
wele herde telle of J^e hye witt ]>ai es in the, thurgh whilke ])o\x. victory.

i8 base in mynde thynge^ ]?at ere passede, and dispose3 thynges She warns
^pai ere present, and knawe5 thyngej J»at ere to come. Avyse danger of
the wele J^arefore are fou come tilt vs, what trebulacionwe^ ^^^^ ^^^
& disesse may falte the in thi commynge. For J»are was neu^r Amazons.

32 nane 5it J^at werreyed agaynej vs fat ne he had"" schame ]>are-
offe at \)Q ende. And ]?are-fore take hede to thi last ende. For
grete schame it es tilt a wyse man) thurgh indiscrecion) to falte
in mescheffe. Bot if it be lykynge to be, to knawe our con- She de-

scribes

36 uersacyon), and oure habitacion), we declare it vn-to ]:)e be oure their land

^ Three lines with miniature capital F ^ Twelve lines space for miniature which

and small/ beside in the margin. is lacking. Written in the margin is

^ Four lines with ornate capital K and * i^egina Talibws cxxm duabus astantibus ',
email Ic in margin beside.


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