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and
women.
They go
thence fif-
teen days
till they
meet the
Cynoce-
phali
whom they
overcome.
They
march
forty days
to a barren
land with
no hills,
and a
terrible
east
wind blows
over it and
causes fires
and disease
throughout
the camp.
They fear
it is be-
cause of
Alex-
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ander's
ambition.
He tells
them it is
because
of the
Equinox.
Then they
go thence
twenty-five
days to a
green
valley
where is
fearful
cold. They
light fires
against the
snow-
storms.
Bain comes
and the
snow stops,
but five
Strange beasts and fearful storms.
als rugtie of hare as Tp&y hade bene bestes. Whase kynde &
custom) it was als wele to be in J^e wat^r, als ofi) j^e lande. And
als sone als f>ay saw Alexander Oste onane J?ay fledd" to Ipe waiter,
and dowked in-till it. Fra J?eine Ipaj traueld" xv day iowrnee,
and entred" in-titt woddes ]?at ware futt of cynocephals, Ipe
whilke als son) als J)ay saw Alexander & his oste onane Jjay
assaillede J?am. Bot Alexander & his men), what wit arowes
whate w^t speres & nettes slew a grete multitude of )?am), and
pe remenawnt of J?am) fledd' here and thare in j^e woddej.
^ Fra thethyn) )?ay went fourty dayes & come iTi-titt a cham-
paynne cuntree, J?at was alt Barayne, and na hye place ne na
hilles myghte be sene on na syde. And as it ware aboute Ipe xj
houre of Ipe day, ]:»are bigafD so grete a wynde to blawe oute of
J^e Este Jjat it blew doune to Ipe erthe alt thaire tentis & ]:'aire
luges. And pare was grete disese ymang pe oste. For pe
wynde tuk fire-brandes oute of fyres pSit pSij hadd? made, and
smate dyuerse men) & brynte ]?am). And J?an) Alexander
knyghtes mowrnwrede gretly & said amange5 Jjam, ' pe wrethe
& pe wreke of oure godde^,' quop )?ay, ' falle5 apon) vs, Bicause
we seke to ferre towarde pe son) rysynge.' * My wirchipfuH
knyghte^,' quop Alexander, ' bese * of gud comforthe and no
thyng ferde for this tempeste es no^tee fallen) thurgh wrethe of
oure goddes bot be- cause of eqwinox of heruest.* When) pe
wynde was cessed' J^ay gadirde to-gedir J?at pe wynd' hadd"
sparpledl
^Fra feine J?ay went xxv days and come in-titt a grene
valay, and ]?are f)ay luged" ]?am). Than commanded? Alexander
j^at J?ay schuld make many fyres. For it began) for to be vn-
sufferable calde. And thare be-gan for to falle grete flawghtis of
snawe, as J^ay had bene grete lokkes of wotte. When) Alex-
ander saw that, he was ferde pat it schuld' no5te hafe cessed'
sone, and bad his mefD pat J>ay suld tred doun) pe snawe & futt
it wit J^aire fete. And J>aire fyres also helpe J^am) gretly. Neuer-
J)e-lesse ]?are ware fyve hundrethe of j^e Oste dedd" thurgh pat
snawe, J^e whilk Alexander gart bery. pan) pare felle a pass-
and? grete rayne, and pe snaw cessed. Wit pe rayne, also, ]?are
come so thikke a myste, pat contenually three days to gedir J?ay
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