98

liis tale he badcT liym gange agayne titt his tent and do a
corouiD oil) his hede and putt apon) hyiiD ]?e kyngej clothynge,
* and sett hyni in the kyngej trone & say vn-to Candeolus
pat he was kyng Alexander. ' And bidd an of thi men),' 4.
quop he, ' feche vn-to f)e Antyochus, And late hym bryng me
to J)e insteeddr of Antyochus, and whefi) I come bi-for thee telle
me bi-fore Candeoh^s* aH ]:>at he talde the. And aske me
consett, als I ware Antyochus, what es beste to do in fat mater/ 8
Tholomews went and didd? alt als Alexander badd' hym. And
he asched' Alexander in stedd" of Antyochus be-fore Candeolus
what was beste to do. And Alexander ansuerd" & sayde on
lierand? Candeolws: '' Wirchipfutt 'Emperour,' quo]) he, ' if it be 12
plesynge to '^our maiestee I wilt go wit Candeolus J?is same
nyghte to Ipe kynge of J?e Bebrikes, and comande hym one ^our
byhalue j^at he ^elde Candeolt«5 his wyfe agayne. And if he
wilt no^te do soo, I satt late hym, witt J^at ^e salt sende a grete 16
powere to his Citee & bryne it vp stikke & stourre.' When
Candeolws hadd' herde hym say J^us, he knelyd? vn-titt hym &
said? : ' A a, wirchipfutt Antyochus,' qudp he, ' wele walde it seme
pe for to be a kyng for pe liye witt and pe manhede J^at es 20
in the.' Than) kyng Alexander tuke wit hym a grete powere
and went apon) Ipe same nyghte wit C-dndeolus vn-to J^e Citee,
whare fe kyng of J^e Bebrikes lay. And whan) J^ay come to Ipe
citee, pe waytes cryed? apon) J)ain), and askede what f)ay ware. 24
And Alexander ansuerd'& sayd': * Candeolz^s,' quop he, 'es here
wit ane Oste of mefD, and pe cause of his commynge es to be
restorede agayne of his wyfe pe wliilke ^our kynge raueste away
fro hym) }?is same day. And my lord? kyng Alexander com- 28
mande3 50W pat 30 delyuer hir anone, or sewrely we salt brynne
this citee & ^our selfe are we passe hethyn).' And when) ])e men)
of pe citee herde this, J^ay ware ferde ynoghe ^ and onane went
to pe kynge^ palace & brakke vp pe ^ates, & tuke Candeolws 32
wyfe & delyuerd? hir titt hir lorde. pan) Candeolws kneled" doun)
till Alexander & saide vn-titt hyr/i : ' A a, my dere frende,' quop
he, 'wirchipfult Antyochws, Blyssed mot pou be for )?is grete
gudnes pat pou. base schewed? mee. And I beseke the nowe pat 36

^ The scribe has written Antyochus in-
stead of Candeolus, then scratched it out,
and written Candeolus again.

2 The scribe has first written ynghe and
inserted the above.

98

Alexander s stratagem with Candeolus.

Alexander
bids Pto-
* Leaf 41
bk.

lemyputon
a crown as
though he
were Alex-'
ander and
let him
send for
Antiochus,
and Alex-
ander will
come as
Antiochvts
and ask
counsel of
Alexander
as though
he were
Antiochus.
Ptolemy
does as
Alexander
bids him.
Alexander
then coun-
sels that
the king
should be
command-
ed to de-
liver up
Candeolus'
wife that
night
or other-
wise de-
stroy his
city,

Candeolus
thanks
Alexander
as though
he were
Antiochus.
Alexander
does as he
counsels
and with a
great force
calls on
the king
to deliver
back Can-
deolus' wife
or else they
will burn

liis tale he badcT liym gange agayne titt his tent and do a
corouiD oil) his hede and putt apon) hyiiD ]?e kyngej clothynge,
* and sett hyni in the kyngej trone & say vn-to Candeolus
pat he was kyng Alexander. ' And bidd an of thi men),' 4.
quop he, ' feche vn-to f)e Antyochus, And late hym bryng me
to J)e insteeddr of Antyochus, and whefi) I come bi-for thee telle
me bi-fore Candeoh^s* aH ]:>at he talde the. And aske me
consett, als I ware Antyochus, what es beste to do in fat mater/ 8
Tholomews went and didd? alt als Alexander badd' hym. And
he asched' Alexander in stedd" of Antyochus be-fore Candeolus
what was beste to do. And Alexander ansuerd" & sayde on
lierand? Candeolws: '' Wirchipfutt 'Emperour,' quo]) he, ' if it be 12
plesynge to '^our maiestee I wilt go wit Candeolus J?is same
nyghte to Ipe kynge of J?e Bebrikes, and comande hym one ^our
byhalue j^at he ^elde Candeolt«5 his wyfe agayne. And if he
wilt no^te do soo, I satt late hym, witt J^at ^e salt sende a grete 16
powere to his Citee & bryne it vp stikke & stourre.' When
Candeolws hadd' herde hym say J^us, he knelyd? vn-titt hym &
said? : ' A a, wirchipfutt Antyochus,' qudp he, ' wele walde it seme
pe for to be a kyng for pe liye witt and pe manhede J^at es 20
in the.' Than) kyng Alexander tuke wit hym a grete powere
and went apon) Ipe same nyghte wit C-dndeolus vn-to J^e Citee,
whare fe kyng of J^e Bebrikes lay. And whan) J^ay come to Ipe
citee, pe waytes cryed? apon) J)ain), and askede what f)ay ware. 24
And Alexander ansuerd'& sayd': * Candeolz^s,' quop he, 'es here
wit ane Oste of mefD, and pe cause of his commynge es to be
restorede agayne of his wyfe pe wliilke ^our kynge raueste away
fro hym) }?is same day. And my lord? kyng Alexander com- 28
mande3 50W pat 30 delyuer hir anone, or sewrely we salt brynne
this citee & ^our selfe are we passe hethyn).' And when) ])e men)
of pe citee herde this, J^ay ware ferde ynoghe ^ and onane went
to pe kynge^ palace & brakke vp pe ^ates, & tuke Candeolws 32
wyfe & delyuerd? hir titt hir lorde. pan) Candeolws kneled" doun)
till Alexander & saide vn-titt hyr/i : ' A a, my dere frende,' quop
he, 'wirchipfult Antyochws, Blyssed mot pou be for )?is grete
gudnes pat pou. base schewed? mee. And I beseke the nowe pat 36

^ The scribe has written Antyochus in-
stead of Candeolus, then scratched it out,
and written Candeolus again.

2 The scribe has first written ynghe and
inserted the above.