15

Tlte Vision of Serapis ; Anectanabuss image.

hym. 'Alexander," quoth he, 'may thou. take this montayne on thy
schulder & bere it a-way!' Quo]) Alexander, ' how myghte any
maiD do f>at ? ' And Serapis ansuerd? & said", * righte as f)is

4 montayne satt neuer w^t-o\vten *end be remowed? hethen), so thi * Leaf4bk.
name & thi dedes schatt be made mynde of to the worldes end".'
And than) Alexander prayed hyw ]?at he walde prophycye hyw
what kyns dede he scholde die. Serapis ansuerd and said", ' It Serapis

8 es noglite spedfutt titt a man to knawe his paynefutt endynge. him his
For if he knewe it, perauentt*7'e, he scholde neuer hafe loye in J.^^^^^^.
his hert. Neuer ])e lesse bi-cause ])oa base prayede me to telle deeds, his
pe, I satt say the. After a drynke \>ovi schatt take thi dede. of some
12 For in thi 5outhe bou satt make thyn) endynge. Bot spirre me ^^^'^ss Se-

J I ./ .; o 1 rapis may

noper pe tyme ne ])q houre when) it schal be, For I will on iiot speak.
na wyse teHe it to the. For-whi godde^ of J^e este parties of pe
werlde salt tette the atte thi werde^.' "VVhefD Alexander Alexander
1 6 wakkened" of his dreme, he was reghte heuy, and sent pe maste saddened,
substance of his Oste to be Cite of Askalon) and bad bam) p.^ sends

' _ -• his mam

habide hym thare, and hym selfe & a certane of men^e w^t hym strength
habade & thare he garte make a Citee & called" it Alexander where he
20 after his awenn) name. ^^^ ^^ ,

lounded

^ In the mene tyme pe Egipcyens herd" of pe comynges of the city of
Alexander, & ]:»ay went agaynes hym & s?^bmytt f)am) vn-titt drfa.*^
hym & resayfPed? hym wirchipfully. And when) Alexander come The Egyp-

24 in-titt Egipte, he fand ane ymage of a kyng made of blake stane ^^^^s hear-
curiousely coruen), and he askede pe Egipciens whase ymage coming
it was, and ]^ay ansuerd" & said", ' It es j^e ymage,' quop J^ay, He sees the
* of Anectanabws that was kynge of Egipte noste lange sythen) "^^s® ^^

28 gane, J^e wyseste & pe worthiest pat euer was J?are-in).' For bus.

sothe quop^ Alexander, ' Anectanabws was my Fader.' And Heacknow-
J?a7i he knelid doun) with grete reuerence & kyssed" pe ymage. Anectana-
Fra thethyn) he went w^t his Oste to Surry. But pe bus as his

32 Surriens agayne-stude ^ hym and faghte wit hyin) and slewe

many of his knyghtes. Neuer J^e lesse Alexander had pe jj^ invades
victorye. And J^afD he went to Damaske, <fe Ensegged" it & Syria, takes
wanne it, and fra thethyn) he went to Sydon & wan it. Sidon, and

^6 And )?an) he went vnto pe Citee of Tyre and layde Ensegge thl^stege^of
abowte it, and [in] ]?is Ensegge he laye many a day. And thare Tyre.

^ Five half lines space for miniature I. ^ Scribe wrote agaynesande and altered

? quo]) A\Qxander in margin. it to agaynestnde.

The Vision of Serapis;

him. "Alexander," he said, "may you take this mountain on your
shoulder and bear it away." Alexander said, " How might any

Tlte Vision of Serapis ; Anectanabuss image.

hym. 'Alexander," quoth he, 'may thou. take this montayne on thy
schulder & bere it a-way!' Quo]) Alexander, ' how myghte any
maiD do f>at ? ' And Serapis ansuerd? & said", * righte as f)is

4 montayne satt neuer w^t-o\vten *end be remowed? hethen), so thi * Leaf4bk.
name & thi dedes schatt be made mynde of to the worldes end".'
And than) Alexander prayed hyw ]?at he walde prophycye hyw
what kyns dede he scholde die. Serapis ansuerd and said", ' It Serapis

8 es noglite spedfutt titt a man to knawe his paynefutt endynge. him his
For if he knewe it, perauentt*7'e, he scholde neuer hafe loye in J.^^^^^^.
his hert. Neuer ])e lesse bi-cause ])oa base prayede me to telle deeds, his
pe, I satt say the. After a drynke \>ovi schatt take thi dede. of some
12 For in thi 5outhe bou satt make thyn) endynge. Bot spirre me ^^^'^ss Se-

J I ./ .; o 1 rapis may

noper pe tyme ne ])q houre when) it schal be, For I will on iiot speak.
na wyse teHe it to the. For-whi godde^ of J^e este parties of pe
werlde salt tette the atte thi werde^.' "VVhefD Alexander Alexander
1 6 wakkened" of his dreme, he was reghte heuy, and sent pe maste saddened,
substance of his Oste to be Cite of Askalon) and bad bam) p.^ sends

' _ -• his mam

habide hym thare, and hym selfe & a certane of men^e w^t hym strength
habade & thare he garte make a Citee & called" it Alexander where he
20 after his awenn) name. ^^^ ^^ ,

lounded

^ In the mene tyme pe Egipcyens herd" of pe comynges of the city of
Alexander, & ]:»ay went agaynes hym & s?^bmytt f)am) vn-titt drfa.*^
hym & resayfPed? hym wirchipfully. And when) Alexander come The Egyp-

24 in-titt Egipte, he fand ane ymage of a kyng made of blake stane ^^^^s hear-
curiousely coruen), and he askede pe Egipciens whase ymage coming
it was, and ]^ay ansuerd" & said", ' It es j^e ymage,' quop J^ay, He sees the
* of Anectanabws that was kynge of Egipte noste lange sythen) "^^s® ^^

28 gane, J^e wyseste & pe worthiest pat euer was J?are-in).' For bus.

sothe quop^ Alexander, ' Anectanabws was my Fader.' And Heacknow-
J?a7i he knelid doun) with grete reuerence & kyssed" pe ymage. Anectana-
Fra thethyn) he went w^t his Oste to Surry. But pe bus as his

32 Surriens agayne-stude ^ hym and faghte wit hyin) and slewe

many of his knyghtes. Neuer J^e lesse Alexander had pe jj^ invades
victorye. And J^afD he went to Damaske, <fe Ensegged" it & Syria, takes
wanne it, and fra thethyn) he went to Sydon & wan it. Sidon, and

^6 And )?an) he went vnto pe Citee of Tyre and layde Ensegge thl^stege^of
abowte it, and [in] ]?is Ensegge he laye many a day. And thare Tyre.

^ Five half lines space for miniature I. ^ Scribe wrote agaynesande and altered

? quo]) A\Qxander in margin. it to agaynestnde.