48 Alexander's Flight — His harangue to his men.

Alexander s Flight — His harangue to his men.

forward. Now, Darius sat on his throne and thought of Alexander and how great his daring was. He saw a statue of gold of Xerxes the Persian king, who sat below the high-seat in the hall. And at once the statue broke and was all scattered assunder. And Darius seeing this was smitten with heaviness of heart and began to weep sorely and long. And he said: ' This foretokeneth the wasting of my life, and the utter downfall of the Persian kingdom.' Alexander, however, coming to the river Grancus, found it swollen, and leapt acrost it. But ere he was over the stream burst its banks, and swept his horse away; with great hardship Alexander escaped and met Eumulus, his lord. And thus he went back to his army and told them of Darius, how he had dealt with him, and the torch with which he had fled away.

How Alexander put Heart into his Army anew.

And on the following day, he gathered his army, which told two hundred and twenty thousand of weaponed men. And he went up on a high place & comforted his men and said unto them: 'The multitude of the persians,' quoth he, 'may not be equal to the multitude of the greeks. For surely we are more than they. And if they were one hundredth [sythes maa] than we, let not your hearts fail therefore. For I tell thou a great multitude of
flies may do no harm to a few wasps.' And when the Army
had heard these words they commended him halely with a voice.

Then the emperor Darius removed his army, and come to the river of Graunt on the night, and went over on the ice, and there he [luged] him. The Army of Darius was very great and strange. For they had in their army Xm cartes ordained for the war, and great multitude of [elephants?], with [towres
of tree] on them, stuffed with fighting men. And soon after upon a day their two kings with their armies met on a fair field, Darius with his men, and Alexander with his men.

Alexander s Flight — His harangue to his men.

forward. Now, Darius sat on his throne and thought of Alexander and how great his daring was. He saw a statue of gold of Xerxes the Persian king, who sate below the high-seat in the hall. And at once the statue broke and was all scattered asunder. And Darius seeing this was smitten with heaviness of heart and began to weep sorely and long. And he said: ' This foretokeneth the wasting of my life, and the utter downfall of the Persian kingdom.' Alexander, however, coming to the river Grancus, found it swollen, and leapt toward it. But ere he was over the stream burst its banks, and swept his horse away; with great hardship Alexander escaped and met Eumulus, his lord. And thus he went back to his army and told them of Darius, how he had dealt with him, and the torch with which he had fled away.

How Alexa-nder put Heart into his Army anew.

And on the following day, he gathered his army, which told
two hundred and twenty thousand of weaponed men. And i6
he went up on a high place & comforted his men and said unto them: 'The multitude of the persians,' quoth he,' may not be [even] to fight multitude of the greeks. For surely we are more than they. And if they were one hundredth sythes maa thefD wee, let not our hearts fail 50W \)areioie. For I tette 50W a great multitude of
flies may do no harm to a few wasps.' And when the Army
had heard these words they commended him halelely wit a voyce.

Then the emperor Darius removed his army, and come to J^e
river of Graunt on the night, and went over on J^e ys3, and
]:)ar he luged? him. The Oste of Dariuss was wonder great and strange. For they hadd* in their army ^J^ cartes ordained.
For ]?e werre, and great multitude of Olyfantej, with towres
of tree on) J»am), stuffed? with fighting men). And soon after
upon a day their two kings wet ]:>aire armies mett
on a fair field, Darius with his men, and Alexander with
his men.