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The palace of Poms,
The allies
begin the
battle and
fight foi'
thirty
days.
When ex-
hausted
they are rc-
* Leaf 25
bk.
placed by
the Greeks
and Mace-
donians.
Utter de-
feat of the
Indians
and flight
of Porus.
Siege and
capture of
Porus' city.
The riches
of Porus'
palace.
The walls
were plated
with gold
an inch
thick.
The palace
gates were
of ivory
and ebony.
The won-
ders of the
hall. The
golden
birds that
sang as
though
alive.
sary. paiD f>e Medoynes & \>e persyenes, wit arowes and speres
& d\>er dyuerse wapynes of werre, slewe thykfalde of J?e mefD of
Iride. And thus j^ay faghte co^itenuelly xxx*i days, & mekilt
pople of bathe \>q parties ware dede. And at ))e laste )?e 4
Medoynes, & J)e persyenes, begafD faste for to fayle. And when)
Alexander saw that, he was wondere wrathe, and entrede in-to
f>e batette, sittand" on his horse Buctiphalas, *and faghte mann-
fully, & J^e grekes & ]?e macedoynes wit hym. And his horse 8
also helped" hym) gretely. And than) belyfe J»e Indyenes began)
gretely for to fayle. And when) Vovus saw that he turned? f>e
bakke & fleddl And ]?an) J^e Indyenes J>at ware lefte on) lyfe
fledd'also. And Alexanc^^r luged? hym thare wit his Oste and 12
made Sacrafice titt his godde5 and commaunded" for to bery fe
dedd' bodys, bathe of Indyenes & of ]>q persyenes & })e
Macedoynes.
^ Sone after, apon) a day, Alexander ensegedd" Porws citee & 16
wann) it, and went in-titt Voxus Palace, whare-In) he fande^
mare reches f)an) any man) wilt trowe. For he fande ^are-\n xi*
pelers of Massy golde, ilkan) of a grete thikness & a grete
lenthe, wit ]?aire chapytrattes. And bitwene fe pelers of golde, 20
ware hyngande venette^ of golde & syluere, wit leues of golde.
And fe brawnche^ of this venett ware suin) of cristatte, sum) of
Margarite^, sum) of Smaragdes, & sum) of Onyches, and )?ay
semed? as J»ay hade bene verray vynes. pe walles also of J^e 24
palace ware couerde att ouer wit plates of golde, J^e whilke
whefD ^pQ Macedoynes cutte in sou9^dre & brakke, fay fande J?at
J?ay ware a gret ynche thikke. And ]?ir walles ware sett fuH of
diuerse preciows stanes, ]?at es at say, of charebuncles, Smaragdes, 28
Margarites & Amatistes. And ]>& ^ates of J>e Palace ware of
Euowr wonder whitt, & Jje bande^ of ]?ain), & ]?e legges of Ebene.
pe chambirs, also, of fis Palace, were alt of Cipresse, and \>q
bedde^ in ]?am) ware sett full of Margaritej, Smaragde^, & 32
charebuncles. pe hautt, also, of J'is Palace, was sett full of
ymages of golde, & bi-twix }?am) stode perlatanes of golde, in J?e
branches of whilke \>are were many m.dj\ners of fewles & ilke
a fewle was colourede, & paynted" after his kynde asked", })e 36
bekes of )?am), & J?e clowea ware all of fyne golde. And ay,
^ Four lines with red capital ornate 8, and small s in margin beside.
"^ MS. repeats he fande twice.
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