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The Speech of Demosthenes. 33

struyed? bathe )?am) & tbaire citee. And J?ar<3-fore we write sophers to

vn-to 30 w ; that ^e sende vs ten) philosopTires ]>ai be wyse, * by ^

J>e whilke we may be encensede and conselleJ'. For o\>er thyiig bk.

4 will: we nane aske 50W, Bot atte anely J^at }?e halde vs for ^our ^^^^"^^^

lorde & "^our kynge. And ^if ^e wilt no^te swbmytt ^owe vn- him; or else

titt vs, 50W buse o]>er be strangere J^aii) we, or etts swbmytt yow either be

to su7>i lordechip), J>at be strangere J)afD oures.' ti^^^lT

8 ^ The Athenyenes redd? ]:)is l^^^re and ]?an fay bigan to crye ander or

one highte. And ane, Jjat highte Eschitte, stode vp amaugej on^s^o^e^

J?aiii), and said": 'It es fully my consett/ quo]) he, '|:at we oiD stronger

na wise assent [to thise] worde5 of Alexander.' Alle j^e folke pafD The speech

12 )?at was gadirde j^are, prayed fje philosophre Demostines, J^at h^s against

he walde tett J^am) his conselle, as touchynge ^ai mature. And he i^^^^^J^^^"

stude vp, & badd" alt men) be stilt. And f>an) he said" vn-to f>am). niansbeg

* Sirs,' (]uo]> he, ' I pray 50W takes tent vn-to my worde^ & iJemos- ^

16 herkenes gudly what I salt say. If je fele 50W of power, for Wienes.

tilt agayne-stande Alexa^ic^er, & to supprise hym, J^an) feghtes them if

wit h3^m manly, and obeys no^te tilt his wordej. And if 5e themselves

suppose 56 be no^te strange ynoghe to feghte wit hym) J^an strong

20 here^ hym), and obeys vn-titt hym). 5e knawe wele, \)ai als resist, but

cure eldirs telles vs, 36i'ses was a grett kynge, & a myghty, JetThem ^

and many victories he gatt. And neu^r J^e lesse \n Ellada he submit,

suffrede grete meschefe. Bot he, this Alexander, base done pares Alex-

24 many batailtes, in J^e whilke he suffrede neuer disese bot alwaye ^^^ ^1^^

had |)e ou^rhande. pe Thirienes, I pray 30W, ware [f>ai] no^te gether,

balde knyghtes and strange, and alt ]:)aire lyfe hade bene excer- ^^ ^^^J"

cysede \n Armes 1 And whate profitede J^am) Jjaire strenghe 1 ander's

28 pe Thebienes also Ipat were so wyse, and so grete ex^rcyse hadde campaigii.
in armes, fra ]:>e firste tyme '^ai J?e citee was bygged?, whare-off
seruede J?aire grete witt ]:>am), and J^aire grete strength, when)
Alexander assailede J^am) *? pe Poliponiens faghte wit Alexa^c^er,

32 bot Jjay myghte na while agayne-stande his men of armes. Bot

alsoiD Jjaire ^ ware disconfit and slaerD. It es no^te vnknawen He advises

vn-to 5owe, how many citeej castelts & townne^ for fere Si^bmittis be^^oward

)?am) vn-tilt liyifD wit-owttefD any assawte gyffy?zg. parefore, t<^wards

36 it es nojte my consaile )3at ^e be heuy, ne wrathe tilt AlQxander

^ Four half lines space with miniature recurs on p. 55, 1. 29. Cf. Icelandic /e/r.
T. There is nothing left out nor is it a mis-

'■* MS. reads *J)aire ' for /ay. This form print.

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