19 The Bishop of the Jews' dream.

The Bishop of the Jews' dream.

after, when the Bishop had made his sacrifice, and was lying in prayers, he fell [to slumbering?] and an Angel appeared unto him and said, 'Be not afraid,' quoth he, ' but swythe gere araye honestly all the streets of (the) city, and cast open the gates, and warn all the folk that they array them in white clothing, and thyself & all the priests [reuestey] thou solemnly, and to-morne arely wendey further of the city against Alexander in procession. For him [by-houey] reign & be lord of all the world. But at the last the wrath of god shall fall upon him.' When the bishop wakened of his sleep, he called to him the jews and told them his revelation, and bade them do all as the Angel had showed him. And they did so. For they arrayed the streets of the city and clad them in white clothing, and the bishop & the priests [reueste] them, and both they and all the folk went further of the city to a place where the temple & all the city may be seen. And there they have bade the coming of Alexander. And when Alexander come near this foresaid place, and saw before him such a multitude of folk, clad all in white, and the priests arrayed solemnly in rich vestments, and the bishop also in his pontificals and a mitre on his head, and thereupon a plate of gold, whereon was written the name of great god [YHWH?], he commanded all his men that they should hold them behind him, and abide till he come to them. And he lighted off his horse, and went by him on to the jewes, And knelt down to the earth and worshipped the high name of god, that he saw there written upon the bishop's head. And then all the jews knelt down & [saluste] Alexander and cried all with a voice: 'live, live,' quoth they, ' great Alexander, live, live the greatest Emperor of the world, live he that shall overcome all men and not be overcome. Prince most glorious and most worthy of all the princes that reign upon earth.' When the kings of Surrey saw this, they had great wonder thereof. And a prince of Alexanders, that [highte] Parmenion, said unto Alexander: ' My lord the Emperor,' quoth he, ' we marvel it greatly that thou, whom all men worship and [lowtey,] worship here the bishop of the Jews.' And Alexander answered, ' I worship not him,' this quoth he, 'But God whose state he presents. For when I was in Macedoyne, and [unbethought?] me, on what

The Bishop of the Jews' dream.

after, when the Bishop had made his sacrifice, and was lying in prayers, he fell [to slumbering?] and an Angel appeared unto him and said, 'Be not afraid,' quoth he, ' but swythe gere araye honestly all the streets of (the) city, and cast open the gates, and warn all the folk that they array them in white clothing, and thyself & all the priests [reuestey] thou solemnly, and to-morne arely wendey further of the city against Alexander in procession. For him [by-houey] reign & be lord of all the world. But at the last the wrath of god shall fall upon him.' When the bishop wakened of his sleep, he called to him the jewes and told them his revelation, and bade them do all as the Angel had showed him. And they did so. For they arrayed the streets of the city and clad them in white clothing, and the bishop & the priests [reueste] them, and both they and all the folk went further of the city to a place where the temple & all the city may be seen. And there they have bade the coming of Alexander. And when Alexander come near this foresaid place, and saw before him such a multitude of folk, clad all in white, and the priests arrayed solemnly in rich vestments, and the bishop also in his pontificals and a mitre on his head, and thereupon a plate of gold, whereon was written the name of great god Tetragramaton, he commanded all his men that they should hold them behind him, and abide till he come to them. And he lighted off his horse, and went by him on to the jewes, And knelt down to the earth and worshipped the high name of god, that he saw there written upon the bishop's head. And then all the jews knelt down & [saluste] Alexander and cried all with a voice: 'live, live,' quoth they, ' great Alexander, live, live the greatest Emperor of the world, live he that shall overcome all men and not be overcome. Prince most glorious and most worthy of all the princes that reign upon earth.' When the kings of Surrey saw this, they had great wonder thereof. And a prince of Alexanders, that [highte] Parmenon, said unto Alexander: ' My lord the Emperor,' quoth he, ' we marvel it greatly that thou, whom all men worship and [lowtey,] worship here the bishop of the Jewes.' And Alexander answered, ' I worship not him,' this quoth he, 'But God whose state he presents. For when I was in Macedoyne, and [unbethought?] me, on what