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2020 Alexander worships Jehovah. wyse I might conquer Assye, I saw him sleeping in such habit & in such array; and he [lete] as he set not by me, but went boldly further by me. And for I see none in such array but him, I suppose it be he that I saw in my sleep. And therefore I know that through the help of God I shall overcome Darius, the king of Persia, and his great pride [fordo]. And all things that I caste in my heart for to do, it is my [futt triste] that through his help I shall fulfill it, and will bring it to end. And this is because I worshipped him.' And he had said these words, he went into the city with the bishop and the priests and went into the temple that Salamon made. And as the bishop taught him, he offered sacrifice unto God. And the bishop took Alexander in hand a book of the prophecy of Daniel , in which he found written, that a man of Grece should destroy the power of Persia. And Alexander was right glad, supposing that it was himself. And then he gave the bishop & the other priests great gifts & rich & precious, And [badd] the bishop [ashe of hyw] what so he [walde]. And the bishop asked that he would give them leave to use the same laws that their fathers used before them, and he granted it. And then the bishop asked that [walde giffe] the jews that were in Medea & in Babyloyn, leave for to use their laws, & he granted him that & all other things that he would ask. Alexander then went from Jerusalem & left there Andromac, his Messenger, and himself & his [Oste] went to other cities that were in the land of Judaea, and at [ilke] a city that he come to, he was worshipfully [ressayued]. In the meantime the Syrians that fled from Alexander, went to Persia, and told the emperor Darius how Alexander had done to them. And Darius [spirred] them of his stature & of his shape, and they showed him portrayed in a parchment skin the image of Alexander. And also as Darius saw it, he despised Alexander because of his little stature, and belief the great Translation | 2020 Alexander worships Jehovah. ships not wyse I might conquer Assye, I saw him slepand) in swilk Priest but habit & in such array; and he lete as he sett no^te by me, this 'be- ^^^ went baldely furthe by me. And for I see nane* in such cause of a arraye but him, I suppose it be he that I saw in my sleep. 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 worshipped hym.' And 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- Translation |