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haythen) man) futt of Pompe & pride and vayne glory, & no^te heathen

as wit a goddl For alt Ipe werlde may no^te ^ agaynstand' J^e pride."^

wrethe of a godd". per-fore, seiD Ipe elementis of this aere, )?at ^

4 es at say Tlmuners, leueiiynge^ and wate?*, may no^te bere pe him with

indygnacion of godde^, how schulde )?an) dedely men) mowe of the gods.

agaynstande f>aire wrethe 1 And pare-fore I late the * wele * Leaf 25.
witte pat J)i founde proudde speche trubblej me no5te ne moue5
8 me neuer a dele.'

^ When) VoYus hadd" this le^^re, he was wondere wrathe & Porus is

assemblede a grete Oste of men), and a grete multitude of the letter

01yphan?ites wit be whilke be men) of Inde ere wount for to ^^^

1 2 feghte, and went agaynes Alexander. This Oste of Forus was great army

ri5te grete & strange, for pare ware per in xiiij. cartes of were ^ephants

and viijc 01iphan7^te5, and ilk an Olyphante^hadd" a toure of tree its

apon) his bakke, & in ilke a toure xxx mefD. pare ware also and array.

16 oper feghting men) on horse and on fote wit-owtew nowm^r.

And when) be Macedoynes and be persyenes sawe be grete Alex-

ander's

multitude bathe of men) & of Olyphauwte^, paj were fered", & allies are

gretely stonayde. Neu^r pe lesse, bathe pe -partjes ordayned" startled by

20 bain) to batetl, and arayed" faire batelts, Alexander on his syde, ance of the

and Forus on his syde. And Alexander lepe vp-on) his horse and the

Buktiphalas & prikkede bi-fore att his men), and comandedl ^^^^^^^
ir r '5 army.

pat pe Medoynes & pe persyenes sulde firste begynn) to feghte.

24 And so fay did'; & hym selfe wit pe grekes, and pe macedoynes

stode on pe toper syde, redy to succour ]:ain) whefD myste;* ware.

And for pe 01yphau9^te5 also, Alexander gert make suylke afD Alex-

ordynance. He gert make xxiiij ymage^ of brasse, and gert fitt devi?e^for

28 baifD full of dry wodde. And he fferte make also cartes of yren), ^^^^:

^ . ^ J ' coming the

for to bere thir ymage; before pe 01yphau?^te5 and when) pe elephants.

Oste; came nere to-gedir he gert sett fyre in pe woddT f>at was in

pe ymages. And when) pe Olyphau^ite; saw J^ir ymages, pay

32 wende pat fay hadd' bene meii) and schott owte faire groynes,
as fay were wount for to do for tilt hafe weryed fain). And
alsone thurgh f e grete bete, fay were brynned" and than) thay
gaffe bakke, & fledd? for drede to brynwe f ayre groynes. And

36 fare-fore f e men) fat were abown) in f e toures myghte no5te
wyn) to for to feghte. And when) Porws saw that he was reghte

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mark of insertion over against it in the text. Small tv in margin next it.

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