| 8Death of Anedanabus, and the finding of Bucephidus.
wreche,' qwoj? he, 'that presumej to tett thyngej )?at ere to
coiri), rejte als ]?ou were a prophete, and knevve J^e pr^uatej
of heuen). Now may J>ou see that J»ou lye5, And J?ar«-fore
Jjou arte worthy to hafe swilke a dede.' And than) Anectanabi6« 4
ansaerd", & said": ' I wyste wele ynoghe/ ({uo]) he, ' ]?at I scholde
die swylke a dede. Talde I no3te lange are to f>e, that myn)
awenn) son) schulde slae me 1 ' ' Whi, ame I thi. son) 1 ' J'afD
qwo]? Alexandire : ' 5aa, for sothe/ (\uo]> An«ctanabt«s, * I gat the.' 8
And wtt J^at word", he ^alde J^e gaste. And than) Alexander
hert tendird? on) his Fader, And he tuke hym vp on his bakke,
and bare hy^n to ]?e palace. And when) his moder Olympias
saw hym, Scho said' vn-titt hym. 'Son),' (iuo\> scho, 'what 12
es that 1 ' * Als thi foly base made it,' (\uo]> he, * so it es.'
And than) he gert berye hym wirchipfully.
^ In the mene tyme, a prynce of Macedoyne broghte J>e ^ kyng
a horse vn-temed", a grete and a faire; & he was tyed' ofD ilke 16
side wit chynes of Iren), for he walde wery meiD and ete J)am).
This ilke horse was called" Buktiphalas ^, bi-cause of his vgly
lukynge, For he hade a heued" lyke a butte, & knottitts in his
ivoMni, as J»ay had bene J>e bygyrinyng of bournes. And when) 20
)?e kyng saw J)e bewtee of this horse, he said titt his sernanc?is,
' Take^ this horse and puttej hym in a stable, and makes barre^
of yren) be-fore hym, that thefej and o]>er mysdoers, }>at salt be
done to dede, may be putt iu-titt hym, to be slaen) of hym. 24
And ]:'ay didd* soo. In J)e mene tyme fe kynge Philippe had'
ane answere of his goddes, that hee schulde regne nexte after
hym, the whilke myghte ryde that wylde horse wit-owtten)
harme. So it felte ])ai Alexander ]:>e whilke was J^an) twelue 5ere 28
aide, wexe strange & rejte hardy, & was wysse and discrete ;
for he was wele lered" & con72and'' in alt J)e seuen) sciences,
]3e whilke twa philosophirs had teched" hym : fat es to say,
Arestotle & Calistene. And one a day, as Alexander passed" 32
for-by '^e place J)are als J>e foresaide stode, he luked in be-
twene J>e barre^ of yrnne and saw, bifore J)e horse, mens hend'
and fete, & o])er of J>aire membris, liggand" scatered' here &
thare, and he had? grete wonder ])are-of£. And he putt in his 36
^ Space for miniature blank, ten lines.
' a changed by scribe into J)e.
^ Buktiphalas. In MS. a blot has
smudged out all the i except a dot, and
obscured the p, making it look like Bukts-
phalas, but it reads really as above.
Translation | 8Death of Anedanabus, and the finding of Bucephidus.
into the
dyke and
Alexander
tells him it
is right
punish-
ment.
Anectana-
bus tells
Alexander
that he is
his own
son.
Alexander
reproaches
his mother.
A Prince of
Macedonia
brings a
fierce horse
to the
palace
which the
king uses
to slay evil-
doers.
King Philip
has an
oracle of
his gods.
Alexander
taught the
seven
sciences by
Aristotle
and Calis-
thenes.
wreche,' qwoj? he, 'that presumej to tett thyngej )?at ere to
coiri), rejte als ]?ou were a prophete, and knevve J^e pr^uatej
of heuen). Now may J>ou see that J»ou lye5, And J?ar«-fore
Jjou arte worthy to hafe swilke a dede.' And than) Anectanabi6« 4
ansaerd", & said": ' I wyste wele ynoghe/ ({uo]) he, ' ]?at I scholde
die swylke a dede. Talde I no3te lange are to f>e, that myn)
awenn) son) schulde slae me 1 ' ' Whi, ame I thi. son) 1 ' J'afD
qwo]? Alexandire : ' 5aa, for sothe/ (\uo]> An«ctanabt«s, * I gat the.' 8
And wtt J^at word", he ^alde J^e gaste. And than) Alexander
hert tendird? on) his Fader, And he tuke hym vp on his bakke,
and bare hy^n to ]?e palace. And when) his moder Olympias
saw hym, Scho said' vn-titt hym. 'Son),' (iuo\> scho, 'what 12
es that 1 ' * Als thi foly base made it,' (\uo]> he, * so it es.'
And than) he gert berye hym wirchipfully.
^ In the mene tyme, a prynce of Macedoyne broghte J>e ^ kyng
a horse vn-temed", a grete and a faire; & he was tyed' ofD ilke 16
side wit chynes of Iren), for he walde wery meiD and ete J)am).
This ilke horse was called" Buktiphalas ^, bi-cause of his vgly
lukynge, For he hade a heued" lyke a butte, & knottitts in his
ivoMni, as J»ay had bene J>e bygyrinyng of bournes. And when) 20
)?e kyng saw J)e bewtee of this horse, he said titt his sernanc?is,
' Take^ this horse and puttej hym in a stable, and makes barre^
of yren) be-fore hym, that thefej and o]>er mysdoers, }>at salt be
done to dede, may be putt iu-titt hym, to be slaen) of hym. 24
And ]:'ay didd* soo. In J)e mene tyme fe kynge Philippe had'
ane answere of his goddes, that hee schulde regne nexte after
hym, the whilke myghte ryde that wylde horse wit-owtten)
harme. So it felte ])ai Alexander ]:>e whilke was J^an) twelue 5ere 28
aide, wexe strange & rejte hardy, & was wysse and discrete ;
for he was wele lered" & con72and'' in alt J)e seuen) sciences,
]3e whilke twa philosophirs had teched" hym : fat es to say,
Arestotle & Calistene. And one a day, as Alexander passed" 32
for-by '^e place J)are als J>e foresaide stode, he luked in be-
twene J>e barre^ of yrnne and saw, bifore J)e horse, mens hend'
and fete, & o])er of J>aire membris, liggand" scatered' here &
thare, and he had? grete wonder ])are-of£. And he putt in his 36
^ Space for miniature blank, ten lines.
' a changed by scribe into J)e.
^ Buktiphalas. In MS. a blot has
smudged out all the i except a dot, and
obscured the p, making it look like Bukts-
phalas, but it reads really as above.
Translation |
EN