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Clitomarus hy lurestling rebuilds his city. 31

of f>e citee went to ]>e temple of Apollo, and askede welper euer an oracle of

• • TT1 '11 An 1 Apollo as to

mare J^aire citee sulde be repaireld agayne. Apollo ansuerde, whether

& said; 'he fat schalt hygge pk citee agayne sail hafe thre gjjouidever

4 victories. And whefD he hase geten) thre victories, he salt ^e rebuilt.

. . II- . 1 The answer

onane come & reparen this citee, and bigge it agayne, also is, it shall

wele, als euer it was.' l;7\iL

^ Alexander fra Ipe citee of Thebe, went to Corynthe, and Ipare fold victor.

8 come till hym certane lordes, prayand' hym ]?at he walde come ^ invited^

& see a wrestillynge. And he graunted? J^ain). And to pis like to a wrest-

wrestillynge pare come folke witowtteiD nowmer. And when) jje'asks

alt men) were ffadirde, Alexander saide : ' whilk of 5owe,' quob who will

he^'iii.

12 he, ' salt gaa & be-gynn) J>is playe '. Clitomarus ]5an), of whaym)

I spake bifore, knelid' bi-fore pe kyng, & saide : * lorde,' quop Clitomarus

he, *& 50 wolle vouche-saffe to giffe me leue, I wilt be-gyn).' favour of

And Alexander bad hym ga to. And Clitomarus went in-to J^e ^^ ^^^^'

16 place, and pe firste man) pat come in his hande, at the first He wins
towrne he threwe hym wide open). And Alexander said vntitt Alexan-
hyin: 'Caste thre men)/ quop he, '& pou. salt be coround". de^'s pro-
pan) pare come ano)?er man) to Clitomarus and vnnethe^ he come He wins

30 in his hande3, when) he was castefD wyde open. And one pe jj^ ^j^^g

same wvse he seruede be thirde. And ban Alexander gart sett thnce.

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ofD his heuede a precious corourD, and pe kyngej seruaunde'^ him they

spirrede hym what his name was. * My name,' quop he, ' es wit j^^g ua^e.

24 owttefD citee '. AVhen Alexander herde pat he saide vn-tilt H®

^ , answers,

hym : * Thou noble wristiller,' quop he, ' whi arte pou callede wit ' One with-

owttefD citee.' ' Wirchipfult empero^(.r,' quop he, ' be-fore ]:)at je ^^^ it"be-

werede be emperoi^rs Dyademe, I hadde a citee full of folke; t^}^ ^^^^^

i ^ " ^ ■> his answer.

28 & of reches. Bot now, sene je come to this astate & f>is
dignytee, I am spoylede & priuede of my citee.' And when)
[he] herde this, he wiste wele J>at he ment of pe citee of

Thebe. And ]:>an he garte his sergeante5 * make a crye that * Leaf 12.

32 [he] hadd" giffen Clitomar^^s leue for to repairelle pe citee

of Thebes. Fra Corinthe, AlexmicZer and his oste remowed' tilt From

a citee pdX highte Platea, of pe whilke a man) pdX liighte Scrassa- they go to

geras was pry nee. And Klexander went to pe temple of Diane, -^^^^^^ ^^^

36 and fande pare a woman) preste, pe whilke was a mayden), & scho pie of

was araied" lyke prestej of poX tymme. And when) [scho] sawe The'^maid-

Alexawc/er, scho saide vn-titt hym : ' AlexawcZer,' qwof scho, ' pou ®^ Priestess
^ Five half lines space with miniature A, with knight within.