106 Alexander ascends into the air and descends into the sea

mete for the grippes. And than he wente and sett hym in
the chayere. And onane the grippes bare hym vp in the ayer so
hye that Alexander thoghte all the erthe na mare than a flure thare men thresschey corne, and the See lyke a dragon abowte 4
the erthe. Than sodaynly a speeyatt vertu of godd vmbilapped
the grippes that gart tham discende doune to the erthe in a felde:
ten .x. day iournee fra the Oste, and he hadd na hurt ne na
schathe in the chayere. Bot wit grete disesse at the laste he 8
come till his Oste.

¹After this Alexander ymagened in his hert that he walde knaw
the preuates that are in the see. And onane he gart come bifore
hym att the Maister glasyers that ware in the Oste, And comandede 12
tham to make hym a grete tounne of passandly clere glasse that
he myghte thurgh it clerely see [att] maner of thynge that ware witowtten
it. And when it was made he gart trelesse it al abowte
witowtten wit barres of yren and feste thare-to lang cheynes of 16
yren, and gart a certane of the strangeste & maste tristy knyghtes
that langed vn-till hym halde thir cheynes. And than he went in-to
the tounne & gart pykke wele the entree whare he went in, and
than late it doun into the See. And thare he sawe dyuerse 20
schappes of fisches of dyuerse colours ; and sum he sawe hafe
the schappe of dyuerse bestey here one the lande, gangande on
fete as bestey dose here & etande fruyte of treesse that growez on
the See grunde. Thir bestey come till hym. Bot onane as thay 24
saw hym thorow the glasse thay fledde fra hym. He sawe thare
also many other meruaylous thyngey, the whilke he walde tell na
man bi-cause men walde noghte hafe trowed tham if he had
talde tham, and at a certayne houre thase that he hadd assyngned 28
be-fore, his knyghtes drewe hym vp oute of the See.

²Fra theine tyay Remowed Folowande the bankes of the Rede
See, and luged tham in a place, whare thare ware wylde Bestey
that hade on thaire heuedis hornes lyke vn-to * sawes, and thay 32
ware als scharpe als swerdey. And with thire hornes thay slewe
& hurte many knyghtis of Alexanders & clone thaire cheldes in
sonder. Neuer-the-lesse Alexander knyghtis slew of tham ccccli.

³And fra theine thay remowed and come in-till wilderness 36

¹ Four lines with red capital A and
small a in the margin beside.

² Three lines with red capital F and
small f in margin besides.

³ Three lines with red capital A and
small a in the margin beside.

106

Alexander ascends into the air and descends into the sea.

a chair
whereby
he is borne
by griffons
up into the
air.

He comes
down about
ten days'
march
from his
army.
Then he
lusteth to
know the
depths of
the sea.
The master
glaziers
make him
a glazen
cage with
iron bars
and it is
lowered
down
into the
sea, and
there he
beholds
many won-
ders and
strange
beasts until
he is drawn
up again
by his
knights.

They
march on
and have
to fight
* Leaf 45
bk.

strange
horned
beasts.
They come
to the wil-
derness of

mete for ye grippes. And yan he wente and sett hym in
ye chayere. And onane ye grippes bare hym vp in ye ayer so
hye yat Alexander thoghte att ye erthe na mare yan a flure yare men thresschez corne, and ye See lyke a dragon abowte 4
ye erthe. Yan sodaynly a speeyatt vertu of godd vmbilapped
ye grippes yat gart yam discende doune to ye erthe in a felde:
ten .x. day iournee fra ye Oste, and he hadd na hurt ne na
schathe in ye chayere. Bot wit grete disesse at ye laste he 8
come till his Oste.

¹After yis Alexander ymagened in his hert yat he walde knaw
ye preuates yat are in ye see. And onane he gart come bifore
hym att ye Maister glasyers yat ware in ye Oste, And comandede 12
yam to make hym a grete tounne of passandly clere glasse yat
he myghte thurgh it clerely see all maner of thynge yat ware witowtten
it. And when it was made he gart trelesse it al abowte
witowtten wet barres of yren and feste pare-to lang cheynes of 16
yren, and gart a certane of ye strangeste & maste tristy knyghtes
yat langed vn-till hym halde yir cheynes. And yan he went in-to
ye tounne & gart pykke wele ye entree whare he went in, and
yan late it doun into ye See. And yare he sawe dyuerse 20
schappes of fisches of dyuerse colours ; and sum he sawe hafe
ye schappe of dyuerse bestez here one ye lande, gangande on
fete as bestez dose here & etande fruyte of treesse yat growez on
ye See grunde. Yir bestez come till hym. Bot onane as pay 24
saw hym thorow ye glasse yay fledde fra hym. He sawe yare
also many oper meruaylous thyngez, ye whilke he walde tell na
man bi-cause men walde noghte hafe trowed tam if he had
talde yam, and at a certayne houre yase yat he hadd assyngned 28
be-fore, his knyghtes drewe hym vp oute of ye See.

²Fra yeine yay Remowed Folowande ye bankes of ye Rede
See, and luged yam in a place, whare yare ware wylde Bestez
that hade on yaire heuedis hornes lyke vn-to * sawes, and yay 32
ware als scharpe als swerdez. And with thire hornes yay slewe
& hurte many knyghtis of Alexanders & clone yaire cheldes in
sonder. Neuer-ye-lesse Alexander knyghtis slew of yam ccccli.

³And fra yeine yay remowed and come in-till wilderness 36

¹ Four lines with red capital A and
small a in the margin beside.

² Three lines with red capital F and
small f in margin besides.

³ Three lines with red capital A and
small a in the margin beside.