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IzzyLou at Dec 15, 2020 04:05 PM

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20 Alexander worships Jehovah.

ships not wyse I my3te conquere Assye, I saw hym slepand) in swilk

Priest but habite & in swylke araye ; and he lete as he sett no^te by me,

this 'be- ^^^ went baldely furthe bi me. And for I see nane* in swilke

cause of a arraye bot hym, I suppose it be he f)at I saw in my slepe. 4

mising him And J^are-fore I trowe f)at thurgh f»e helpe of Godd' I salt

quesTof ouerconi) Daryus, ]?e kyng of Perse, and his grete pryde fordo.

Darius. And aft thynge5 f)at I caste in my hert fo[r] to do, it es my futt

triste ])at thurgh his helpe I satt fulfill it, and wele bryng 8

it to endl And bis es be cause I wirchipped hym.' And
He goes . . . .

into Solo- when) he hadd" said' thies wordes, he went in-to fe citee

ple'and^"^" ^^^^ ^^® bischope & ]?e preste^, and went in-to f>e temple j^at

sacrifices. SalamofD made. And as ]>q bischope teched' hym) he offred?i2

shows him sacrafice vn-to Godd?. And J^e bischope tuke Alexander in

phecy of l^^nde a buke of ]?e prophicye of Daniel *, in f)e whilke he

Daniel. fande wretyn), Jjat a mafD of Grece sulde distruy f)e powere

Leaf 7. of Perse ^. And Alexander was reghte gladde, supposynge ]?at 16

it was hym-selfe. And ]?an) he gaffe }5e bischoppe & ]?e oj^er

preste3 grete gyfte^ & riche & precyous, And badd" J^e bischope

The Bishop ashe of hyw what so he walde. And the bischope askede

asksthat^^ fat he walde giffe J^am) leue to vse )?e same lawes J^at j^aire 20

the laws of faderes vsed" bifore }?am), and he graunted* it. And J^afi) pe

fathers bischoppe askede j^at^ walde giffe ]?6 lewes ]>at ware in

fixSit^ed^ Medee & in Babyloyne, leue for to vse J)aire lawes, & he graunted'

hym ]?at & atl 6\>er thyngej ]:)at he walde aske. 24

Alexander * Alexander than) went fra lerusaXem., & lefte thare Andromac

the rest of his Messag^re, and hym selfe & his Oste went to ]^e oJ?er cite^

Judaea. -^^^ ware in ])e lande of ludee, and at ilke a citee ]?at he come

Darius to, he was wirchipfully ressayuedl In ])q mene tyme fe 28

fugitive Surryens "pat fledd? fra Alexander, went to Perse, and" talde Jje

Syrians as emperowr Daritts how Alexander hadd" done to J)am). And

kind of Dariits spirred' thaym) of his stature & of his schappe, and J^ay

ander was', schewed? hym pwrtrayed" in a parchemyn) skynn) )?e ymage of 32

They show Alexander. And alsone als Daritts sawe it, he dispysed"

parchment Alexander bycause of his littiH: stature, and be-lyfe he gerte

^ MS. see nane twice over : ' see nana, ture which is lacking. A square is roughly

gee nane.' drawn out, and in the squai-e the words

^ A more open handwriting begins most * hie incipit ' scribbled. Beside the minia-

clearly after Perse. ture in the margin is written ' rex equi-

^ Supply he between \>at and walde. tans.^

* Eleven half lines space for a minia-


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20 Alexander worships Jehovah.

ships not wyse I my3te conquere Assye, I saw hym slepand) in swilk

Priest but habite & in swylke araye ; and he lete as he sett no^te by me,

this 'be- ^^^ went baldely furthe bi me. And for I see nane* in swilke

cause of a arraye bot hym, I suppose it be he f)at I saw in my slepe. 4

mising him And J^are-fore I trowe f)at thurgh f»e helpe of Godd' I salt

quesTof ouerconi) Daryus, ]?e kyng of Perse, and his grete pryde fordo.

Darius. And aft thynge5 f)at I caste in my hert fo[r] to do, it es my futt

triste ])at thurgh his helpe I satt fulfill it, and wele bryng 8

it to endl And bis es be cause I wirchipped hym.' And
He goes . . . .

into Solo- when) he hadd" said' thies wordes, he went in-to fe citee

ple'and^"^" ^^^^ ^^® bischope & ]?e preste^, and went in-to f>e temple j^at

sacrifices. SalamofD made. And as ]>q bischope teched' hym) he offred?i2

shows him sacrafice vn-to Godd?. And J^e bischope tuke Alexander in

phecy of l^^nde a buke of ]?e prophicye of Daniel *, in f)e whilke he

Daniel. fande wretyn), Jjat a mafD of Grece sulde distruy f)e powere

Leaf 7. of Perse ^. And Alexander was reghte gladde, supposynge ]?at 16

it was hym-selfe. And ]?an) he gaffe }5e bischoppe & ]?e oj^er

preste3 grete gyfte^ & riche & precyous, And badd" J^e bischope

The Bishop ashe of hyw what so he walde. And the bischope askede

asksthat^^ fat he walde giffe J^am) leue to vse )?e same lawes J^at j^aire 20

the laws of faderes vsed" bifore }?am), and he graunted* it. And J^afi) pe

fathers bischoppe askede j^at^ walde giffe ]?6 lewes ]>at ware in

fixSit^ed^ Medee & in Babyloyne, leue for to vse J)aire lawes, & he graunted'

hym ]?at & atl 6\>er thyngej ]:)at he walde aske. 24

Alexander * Alexander than) went fra lerusaXem., & lefte thare Andromac

the rest of his Messag^re, and hym selfe & his Oste went to ]^e oJ?er cite^

Judaea. -^^^ ware in ])e lande of ludee, and at ilke a citee ]?at he come

Darius to, he was wirchipfully ressayuedl In ])q mene tyme fe 28

fugitive Surryens "pat fledd? fra Alexander, went to Perse, and" talde Jje

Syrians as emperowr Daritts how Alexander hadd" done to J)am). And

kind of Dariits spirred' thaym) of his stature & of his schappe, and J^ay

ander was', schewed? hym pwrtrayed" in a parchemyn) skynn) )?e ymage of 32

They show Alexander. And alsone als Daritts sawe it, he dispysed"

parchment Alexander bycause of his littiH: stature, and be-lyfe he gerte

^ MS. see nane twice over : ' see nana, ture which is lacking. A square is roughly

gee nane.' drawn out, and in the squai-e the words

^ A more open handwriting begins most * hie incipit ' scribbled. Beside the minia-

clearly after Perse. ture in the margin is written ' rex equi-

^ Supply he between \>at and walde. tans.^

* Eleven half lines space for a minia-


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