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Alexander narches against Porus through a desert. 67

als we lufe yiur co/iu«rsacioiD we conselt j^at ^e come ^ fortlie of He sum-

5owr He & ^^our husbonde^ wit 30W, and appere in oure t^fore^hlm

presence. For we swere 30W bi god* Amofi) oure Fader, & by and ad-

4 all oure godde5 \>ai je satt hafe na disesse of vs. Bot gyffej vs to give tri-

sumwhat m name of tribute and we schatt fynd 50W and ^oure " ^'

Ama^on^is f)at come * wzt 30W horse ynowe. And when) 30W * Leaf 27.
listees for to wende hame agayne, 50 schatt hafe gude leue.'

8 And whefD J?e Amazons hadd? redd" J^is k^^re, J)ay went to The Ama-

conselt, and thoghte it was beste for to ascent vn-titt hym. to^he^^^'^

And })an) }?ay sent hym x stedes )?e beste \)at my3te be funden) terms of

wIlB lotto F»

in any cuntree, and x o)?er horse f)e beste f)at my^te be geten),
12 and a grete sum) of golde. And Talifride hir selfe and oj^er

ladys wzt hir went un-titt hym), and accorded? wit hyr/i, and

went hame agayne, wonder glade and blythe.

' In J?e mene tyme it was talde Alexand^er, ]?at Porws, J?e kyng Alexander
i6of Inde, was in Bactricen), and assembled" a grete Oste for to army

feghte eftsoiiTzs yvit hym. And when) AXeyiander herde this, he a^gainst

® . -^ ' Porus

remowede his Oste, and chese owte c.l of duyercs ])at knewe ]:>e through

cuntree, for to hafe f>e gouernance of his Oste, and to lede J?am) i^^the^^^

20 seurly thurgh J)at strange cuntree. In f)e Monethe of Auguste, "f^oi^tii ^f

when) ]?e son) es maste hate, ]?ay bigan) for to take )?aire iowrnee. The desert

And thay went thurgti a dry cuntree, sandye, & wit-owtten) and^fuHo?

wat«r. And nedlynge; bam) byhoued" wende armede, hare was snakes and
PIT 1 M.<»iii -r-i wild beasts,

24 so grete plentee of neddirs, and crueil ^ wylde bestes. For for the

thies forsaid gyde^ ware mare fauorable to Vovus, J)an) tilt favourable^

Klexander & his Oste, and fare-fore J^ay ledd" J^am) thurgh *» Porus.

swilke barrayne and periloi^s cuntree3. And when) AXexander then re-

28 saw it schope thus, and that his consett byfore had sayd J)e sothe, ^^'^j^^^

\>ai es at say, bathe his awnn) frende^ and men) of Caspy, J?at words of

conseld" hym \>at he suld no3te hye hym ou^rfaste, ne triste to They all go

mekitt to stran5gers ; ]:>an he commanded? \>2ii att men) schulde fj^t^fh^^

32 wende armed": & so Jjay didl And ]?an) att f)e Oste schane ri3te whole

as it had" bene sternes, for sum of J»aire armo^^rs ware of golde, gleams like

suin) of siluer, and sum) of precious stanes. And when) Khs^ander *he stars,
' ^ ^ _ with ban-

saw ]?e araye of his Oste, and )^aire baners bi-fore J?am) ners and a

36 Schynande so faire, he was ri3te gladde. Neu€r-]:>e-les grete mail! ^

disese he hadd", \>ai nowj^er he, ne his mefi), my3te fynde na water.

^ MS. cone. its foliage three-quarters of the margin.

'^ Six lines with miniature J, covering with ' wA turned into w^.

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Alexander inarches against Porus through a desert. 67

als we lufe yiur co/iu«rsacioiD we conselt j^at ^e come ^ fortlie of He sum-

5owr He & ^^our husbonde^ wit 30W, and appere in oure t^fore^hlm

presence. For we swere 30W bi god* Amofi) oure Fader, & by and ad-

4 all oure godde5 \>ai je satt hafe na disesse of vs. Bot gyffej vs to give tri-

sumwhat m name of tribute and we schatt fynd 50W and ^oure " ^'

Ama^on^is f)at come * wzt 30W horse ynowe. And when) 30W * Leaf 27.
listees for to wende hame agayne, 50 schatt hafe gude leue.'

8 And whefD J?e Amazons hadd? redd" J^is k^^re, J)ay went to The Ama-

conselt, and thoghte it was beste for to ascent vn-titt hym. to^he^^^'^

And })an) }?ay sent hym x stedes )?e beste \)at my3te be funden) terms of

wIlB lotto F»

in any cuntree, and x o)?er horse f)e beste f)at my^te be geten),
12 and a grete sum) of golde. And Talifride hir selfe and oj^er

ladys wzt hir went un-titt hym), and accorded? wit hyr/i, and

went hame agayne, wonder glade and blythe.

' In J?e mene tyme it was talde Alexand^er, ]?at Porws, J?e kyng Alexander
i6of Inde, was in Bactricen), and assembled" a grete Oste for to army

feghte eftsoiiTzs yvit hym. And when) AXeyiander herde this, he a^gainst

® . -^ ' Porus

remowede his Oste, and chese owte c.l of duyercs ])at knewe ]:>e through

cuntree, for to hafe f>e gouernance of his Oste, and to lede J?am) i^^the^^^

20 seurly thurgh J)at strange cuntree. In f)e Monethe of Auguste, "f^oi^tii ^f

when) ]?e son) es maste hate, ]?ay bigan) for to take )?aire iowrnee. The desert

And thay went thurgti a dry cuntree, sandye, & wit-owtten) and^fuHo?

wat«r. And nedlynge; bam) byhoued" wende armede, hare was snakes and
PIT 1 M.<»iii -r-i wild beasts,

24 so grete plentee of neddirs, and crueil ^ wylde bestes. For for the

thies forsaid gyde^ ware mare fauorable to Vovus, J)an) tilt favourable^

Klexander & his Oste, and fare-fore J^ay ledd" J^am) thurgh *» Porus.

swilke barrayne and periloi^s cuntree3. And when) AXexander then re-

28 saw it schope thus, and that his consett byfore had sayd J)e sothe, ^^'^j^^^

\>ai es at say, bathe his awnn) frende^ and men) of Caspy, J?at words of

conseld" hym \>at he suld no3te hye hym ou^rfaste, ne triste to They all go

mekitt to stran5gers ; ]:>an he commanded? \>2ii att men) schulde fj^t^fh^^

32 wende armed": & so Jjay didl And ]?an) att f)e Oste schane ri3te whole

as it had" bene sternes, for sum of J»aire armo^^rs ware of golde, gleams like

suin) of siluer, and sum) of precious stanes. And when) Khs^ander *he stars,
' ^ ^ _ with ban-

saw ]?e araye of his Oste, and )^aire baners bi-fore J?am) ners and a

36 Schynande so faire, he was ri3te gladde. Neu€r-]:>e-les grete mail! ^

disese he hadd", \>ai nowj^er he, ne his mefi), my3te fynde na water.

^ MS. cone. its foliage three-quarters of the margin.

'^ Six lines with miniature J, covering with ' wA turned into w^.

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