8 Death of Anectanabus, and the finding of Bucephalus.

Death of Anectanabus, and the finding of Bucephalus.

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,' quoth he, 'that presume to tell thynge that ere to
com, reghte als thou were a prophete, and knewe the prevate
of heven. Now may thou see that thou lye, And thare-fore
thou arte worthy to hafe swilke a dede.' And than Anectanabus 4
ansuerd, & said: ' I wyste wele ynoghe,' quoth he, ' That I scholde
die swylke a dede. Talde I noghte lange are to the, that myn
awenn son schulde slae me?' ' Whi, ame I thi son?' Than
quoth Alexandire : ' Ghaa, for sothe,' quoth Anectanabus, 'I gat the.' 8
And wit that word, he alde the gaste. And than Alexander
hert tendird on his Fader, And he tuke hym up on his bakke,
and bare hym to the palace. And when his moder Olympias
saw hym, Scho said un-till hym. 'Son,' quoth scho, 'what 12
es that? ' 'Als thi foly hase made it,' quoth he, 'so it es.'
And than he gert berye hym wirchipfully.
^ 1 In the mene tyme, a prynce of Macedoyne broghte the ^2 kyng
a horse un-temed, a grete and a faire; & he was tyed on ilke 16
side wit chynes of Iren, for he walde wery men and ete tham.
This ilke horse was called Buktiphalas ^3 , bi-cause of his ugly
lukynge, For he hade a heued lyke a bulle, & knottills in his
frount, as thay had bene the bygynnyng of hournes. And when 20
the kyng saw the bewtee of this horse, he said till his seruandis,
'Take this horse and putte hym in a stable, and makes barre
of yren be-fore hym, that thefez and other mysdoers, that sall be
done to dede, may be putt in-till hym, to be slaen of hym. 24
And thay didd soo. In the mene tyme the 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 felle that Alexander the whilke was than twelve ere 28
aide, wexe strange & reghte hardy, & was wysse and discrete;
for he was wele lered & connand in all the seven sciences,
the whilke twa philosophirs had teched hym: that es to say,
Arestotle & Calistene. And one a day, as Alexander passed 32
for-by the place thare als the foresaide stode, he luked in be-
twene the barre of yrnne and saw, bifore the horse, mens hend
and fete, & other of thaire membris, liggand scatered here &
thare, and he had grete wonder thare-off. 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.

Wretch" he said, "That presumes to tell things that are
to come, right as though you were a prophet, and knew the private
of heaven. Now may you see that you lie and therefore
you are worthy to have such a death," And then Anectanabus
answered and said "I know well enough," he said, "that I should
die such a death. Told I not long before to you that my
own son should slay me?" "Why am I your son?" Then
said Alexander: "Ahh, for truth," said Anecanabus, " I begat you," 8
And with that word he yeilded the spirit. And then Alexander
heart tendered for his father, and he took him up on his back
and bore him to the palace. And when his mother, Olympia
saw him, she said unto him. "Son," she said, "What 12
is that?" "All your folly has made it," he said, "So it is."
And then he had him buried woshipfully.
In the meantime a prince of Macedonia brought the king
an untamed horse; great and fair; and he was tied on same 16
side with chains of iron, for he was very mean and ate them.
This same horse was called Buktiphalas, because of his ugly
likeness, for he had a head like a bull and knots in his
front as they had been the beginning of horns. And when 20
the king saw the beauty of this horse he said to his servants,
"Take this horse away and put him in a stable and make bars
of iron before him that theives and other misdoers, that shall be
done to death, may to put unto him, to be slain by him 24
And they did so. In the meantime the king Philip had
an answer from his gods, that he should reign next after
him, the same might ride that wild horse without
harm. So it fell that Alexander the same was then twelve years 28
old, grown strong and right hardy, and was wise and discrete;
for he was well and befittingly learned in all the seven sciences,
the same two pholosophers he taught him: that is to say,
Aristotle and Calistene. And one a day as Alexander passed 32
before the place there the aforesaid stood, he looked in be-
tween the bars of iron and saw, before the horse, mens hand
and feet, and other of their members, laying scatteres here and
there and he had great wonder thereof. And he put his 36

Death 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,' quoth he, 'that presume to tell thynge that ere to
com, reghte als thou were a prophete, and knewe the prevate
of heven. Now may thou see that thou lye, And thare-fore
thou arte worthy to hafe swilke a dede.' And than Anectanabus 4
ansuerd, & said: ' I wyste wele ynoghe,' quoth he, ' That I scholde
die swylke a dede. Talde I noghte lange are to the, that myn
awenn son schulde slae me?' ' Whi, ame I thi son?' Than
quoth Alexandire : ' Ghaa, for sothe,' quoth Anectanabus, 'I gat the.' 8
And wit that word, he alde the gaste. And than Alexander
hert tendird on his Fader, And he tuke hym up on his bakke,
and bare hym to the palace. And when his moder Olympias
saw hym, Scho said un-till hym. 'Son,' quoth scho, 'what 12
es that? ' 'Als thi foly hase made it,' quoth he, 'so it es.'
And than he gert berye hym wirchipfully.
^ 1 In the mene tyme, a prynce of Macedoyne broghte the ^2 kyng
a horse un-temed, a grete and a faire; & he was tyed on ilke 16
side wit chynes of Iren, for he walde wery men and ete tham.
This ilke horse was called Buktiphalas ^3 , bi-cause of his ugly
lukynge, For he hade a heued lyke a bulle, & knottills in his
frount, as thay had bene the bygynnyng of hournes. And when 20
the kyng saw the bewtee of this horse, he said till his seruandis,
'Take this horse and putte hym in a stable, and makes barre
of yren be-fore hym, that thefez and other mysdoers, that sall be
done to dede, may be putt in-till hym, to be slaen of hym. 24
And thay didd soo. In the mene tyme the 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 felle that Alexander the whilke was than twelve ere 28
aide, wexe strange & reghte hardy, & was wysse and discrete;
for he was wele lered & connand in all the seven sciences,
the whilke twa philosophirs had teched hym: that es to say,
Arestotle & Calistene. And one a day, as Alexander passed 32
for-by the place thare als the foresaide stode, he luked in be-
twene the barre of yrnne and saw, bifore the horse, mens hend
and fete, & other of thaire membris, liggand scatered here &
thare, and he had grete wonder thare-off. 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.

Wretch" he said, "That presumes to tell things that are
to come, right as though you were a prophet, and knew the private
of heaven. Now may you see that you lie and therefore
you are worthy to have such a death," And then Anectanabus
answered and said "I know well enough," he said, "that I should
die such a death. Told I not long before to you that my
own son should slay me?" "Why am I your son?" Then
said Alexander: "Ahh, for truth," said Anecanabus, " I begat you," 8
And with that word he yeilded the spirit. And then Alexander
heart tendered for his father, and he took him up on his back
and bore him to the palace. And when his mother, Olympia
saw him, she said unto him. "Son," she said, "What 12
is that?" "All your folly has made it," he said, "So it is."
And then he had him buried woshipfully.
In the meantime a prince of Macedonia brought the king
an untamed horse; great and fair; and he was tied on same 16
side with chains of iron, for he was very mean and ate them.
This same horse was called Buktiphalas, because of his ugly
likeness, for he had a head like a bull and knots in his
front as they had been the beginning of horns. And when 20
the king saw the beauty of this horse he said to his servants,
"Take this horse away and put him in a stable and make bars
of iron before him that theives and other misdoers, that shall be
done to death, may to put unto him, to be slain by him 24
And they did so. In the meantime the king Philip had
an answer from his gods, that he should reign next after
him, the same might ride that wild horse without
harm. So it fell that Alexander the same was then twelve years 28
old, grown strong and right hardy, and was wise and discrete;
for he was well and befittingly learned in all the seven sciences,
the same two pholosophers he taught him: that is to say,
Aristotle and Calistene. And one a day as Alexander passed 32
before the place there the aforesaid stood, he looked in be-
tween the bars of iron and saw, before the horse, mens hand
and feet, and other of their members, laying scatteres here and
there and he had great wonder thereof. And he put his 36