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Alexanders quarrel with Phili])^ and the reconciliation. 11

titt hym and kellede ^ liyw. When) kyng Ptiilippe sawe this, Alexander

he was gvetly stirred", and rase vp, & gatt a swerde * & ranwe ^ ^^^^. ^^j^
to-warde^ Alexander, for to hafe smytteii) hym). Bot onane

4 he felte down) ; and ay ])q nerre AlQxander pat he drewe, Ipe King Philip

mare he fette to the erthe ri5te as he bene ferdl And J^afD vain sought

Alexander said vn-titt hym: 'Philippe' quo]) he Miow es it *^,^^^^ ,

•^ *■ ^ ~L T Alexander,

soo, that J>ou, ]:>at hase wonn) wit dynt of swerde alte Grece, Alexander

8 ne hase now na strenghe to stande on thi fete.' And J>an) f^g^^. ^^^

att "be hautte was troubbled, and the brydale letted. And ^^^^^ ^^^
J ' *' Cleopatra.

Alexander went abowte Ipe hautte, and keste douii) Ipe bourde5
•wit Ipe mete, & J>e drynke 'pat ware appon) J)am), and tuke

12 Cleopatra, and schotte^ hir oute at pe haulTe dore. And the
kynge Philippe, for sorowe pat he tuke tilt, fette grefe seke.
And a littitt aft^rwardej, Alexander went tilt hym for to KingPhilip
vesett hym & comforthe hym, and said? vn-titl hym ' Philippe,' fallen sick,

1 6 qnop he, ' if all it be no3te semely, pat I calle pe be fi Alexander
propre name ; neuere-]:'e-lesse, nojte as ]?i son), bot as J^i reconciled
gud" frend", I salt telle the myn) avice. It es fully my
consaile )?at J)ou recon?iselle agayne vn-to the my lady,

20 my Moder Olympias, and at pon grefe pe na-thynge at pe
dede of Lesias, ne take na heuynes to the pare-fore. For vn-
kyndely me thynke pat pou. didd", and vngudely, past pon drewe
)?i swerde for to smytte me pare-wit.' And when) Philippe Philip

34 herd' f)ir wordes, his hert tendird", & he bigane to wepe. And Xiexan^r

ban) Alexander went tilt his Moder Olympyas, and said" vn-titt brings
^ J rj ' him and

hir : * Be no3te ferde ' quop he ' ne be nojte heuy to my fader, Oiympia

togeth
again.

for if atte thi trespas be preuee, & nojte knawen), neuer-J)e-lesse °^^

28 poTi erte in party to blame.' And when) he hade sayde thus, he
ledd" hir furthe to pe kyng Philippe. And he tuk & kyssid
hir, and thus was scho recon'^selde vn-titt hym agayne.

'After Jjis, pare come messengers Fra Dari^^s, pe emiperour Messengers

32 of Perse, to kyng Philippe, and asked? hym tribute And Darius the
Alexander answerd" to thir messengers, & saide, * Saise to Bsirius, p^^^^T ^^
^our lorde,' quop he, ' pat sen) pe tyme )?at Philippe son) was whom
waxefD of age pe hen J)at ay es waxen) barayne & co?isumed? refuses the

^ The first vowel is either a y changed next letter,

into e, or an e changed into y. Hence it ^ MS. seems certainly when magnified

is uncertain \ikyllede or kellede was written to write o, schotte, although it ia blotted,

first. I think kyllede was first written * Space left for miniature, eleven half

and changed to kellede from the link with lines.