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Alexander exhorts his oimtinous army. 61

And I by myfi) ane was "be firste mafi) bat entrede be batayte. ^o^ them,

And jitt more-ouer, as ^e wele wate, 1 tuke apon) me tor to be they will

^oure allere messangere vn-to kynge Dslyius. And J>are, for -g^j^^'j.

4 5o\v, I putt my selfe in many grete * pmtts. And Iparefore, * Leaf 24.

witte^ wele for certayne, J?at, ri^te as hedirtowardej, we hafe But what-

ouercomen) oure enemys and hade J)e better of )?am), ri3te so fro ^o^ ^e will

heJ?ein-forwarde5, thurgh j^e helpe of oure godde^ we satt ouer- go ^^-
8 come oure enemys, & hafe pe victorye of J»airD. And j^ar^-fore I
say 50W forsothe, Ipat, aK if ^e will towrne agayne to grece &
macedoyne, I salt no^te toi^rne agayne oii) na wyse, ]?at 56 may
knawe pat, wit-owtten) gouernance of a kynge, nane Oste may

12 Wynne na wirchipe.' When) Alexander had said' })us, alt J>e

pryncej of Macedoyne and of Ipe grekes schamede gretely, and They be-

askede mercy & forgifnesse, sayande one this wyse : ' Moste Ashamed of

wirchipfull emperoz^r, oure lyfe lyes hallely in ^owr hande. themselves

16 Whedir so euer 36 wilt goo we wilt gladly felowe ^our hye forgive-

maiestee ; J?ofe we schulde all dye for 30W on) a daye, we salt ^^®^^'

folow 30W & neuer lefe 50W.' And J>afD f)ay remowedTfra feimie ^ They con-

and come in-tilt a cuntree of Inde pat es called' Phisiacen), in pe ^arch and

20 laste ende of July. And ]:>are mette hym pe embassatours of ^®f* *^®

Porws kyng of Inde, and broghte hym lei^res fra Porw5, ]?at said sadors of

-V ii • Porus.
on) this wyse.

* Porws kyng of Inde : vn-to pe theeffe Alexander, {)at thurgh Porus'

24 thifte & robbery many citee3 wynne3, biddyng we sendl Sen) Alexander.
poxL ert dedely: wharto wene3 pon ]3at pon ert of powere to
agaynstande godd' )?at es vn-dedely. A grete fole, me thynke,
pOM ert f»at base eghne, and cane nott see. Trowes pou. we be lyke

28 vn-to pe percyenes J?at pou. base made subiecte3 vn-to the 1 pou He tells
base foughten) hedir-towarde wit softe men) & cowarde3, & for superiority
pon base ouercomen) fam), pou wene3, )3at thi littillness salt 2^^^®
brynge oure hye maiestee vnder thi subieccion ; pe whilke es the Per-

32 vnpossyble for to bee, bot if godde5 submytt fam) vn-to mefD,

and be erthe be euen lyke to be heuen). I late the wiete, bat I l"^® e^ds

^ 11 »lso fight

may no3te be ouercommen) for no3te allanly men) bot also godde3 for India.
doee3 seruyce to my name. Wate pou. no3te wele, fat ane jj^j^ians

36 Dynise, be fader of Bachz^s, come in-tilt Inde, wit a erete Ost-e overcame
•^ ^ » to Dionysius.

for to feghte, bot onane he towrnede pe bakke & fledd', for he

^ MS. resbda />eine.

^ Four lines space for miniature P. P written in the page beside it.