Darius' mother. Alexander's vision. 45

Darius mother. Alexander s vision. 45

■ eftsones wit AXe^iander. Bot I late J^e wite it wilt availe ]>q selling him
natliynge. For J^oghe ^e IiadcT gadirde to gedir alle )?e mefi) in h^ims^S"
J?e weiide duelly^g, 3it 56 ware viiable to agayne-stande hym. somewhat

4 For J>e foreluke of godd" mayntene3 liy7/i, & vphalde3 hym. And to Alex-
Jjarefore dere soiD, it es my conseK, 50^?' lieghenesse of herte greatness
56 lefe, & fait suwivvhate fra ^our glory, and bese fauorable to ]>q rather
gretnes of Alexawc^^r. For better it es to forga )?at at ^e may lose all.

8 no^te balde, and haffe in pesse ]5an j^at at 56 may halde, J^an for

too couett all: and be excluded? & for-ga att.' When) Darii^s

redde f)is le^^re, he was gretly troubbled? and weped? bitterly,

command? vn- tilt his mynde, his moder, his wyf, & his childer.

42 1 In the mene tyme kyngr AlexancZer remowed? his oste, and Alexander
J 'J o ^ - -^, comes to

drew neie j^e cite of Susis, in J^e whilke Darms was lengand" Susa, driv-

the same tyme, so J?at he my^te see att J?e heghe hille5 J^at ware JJj^ ^ ^^^

abownn) be citee. pan Alexander commanded"" aH his men), bat crowd of

beasts. He
16 ilkaii) of J^am) suld cutte dowiDe a brawnche of a tree, and here decides to

))am) furth wit j^am) & dryfe bi-fore j^am) atte manere of beste^ ])ai ge^ger uT^"

]:>ay my^te fynde in J)e way. And when the Percyenes saw J>aifi) Darius.

fra J^e heghe hille^ ]:>ay wondred? J^am gretly. And KXexander come

20 wzt his oste to ]:e citee of Susis and luged hym nere besyde J^e

citee. And than) he called? his pryn9^ce5 & his o])er lorde; and

said vn-to ]3am), ' Late vs,' (\uo]) he, ' send a messangere to kyng

Dari2*s & bidd? hym) ^ owJ?er & com) feghte w^t vs or etts * s^tbmyt * J^eaf 18

24 hym vii-titt vs.' The nexte nyghte aft^r, Godd" AmoiD apperede

. ^^ . The Vision

vn-tin Alexa?2aer m his slepe bryngancT hym pe ngwrre of Mercuri of God

& a mantitt, and ano]:»er manere of garment of Macedoyne, and the^ig^t

saide vn-titt hym. ' AlexancZer, sofD,' audb hee, 'euer mare when) who tells

28 ]?ou base nede, satt I helpe the. And ^areioiQ luke ])0\x sende to go
noghte to Dariits J>at messangere ])ai '^ou spake off. For I will p^J^ ^\^
\)ai ]:ou thi selfe clethe thee wit my figure & wende thedir J^i his figi^re.
selfe ; if atte it be perilous for to do, Died J)e na thynge, for

32 I salt be thi helpe, so ]:at ]?ou satt hafe na maner of disesse.

On J?e morne when) hltxander rase fra slepe, he was gretly
comforthed? of his dreme & called titt hym his prynce3 and
talde ))am) alle his dreme, and f'ay assentede atle, J>at he schulde

36 wende to Dariws in his propir person. And onane he called? vn-
titt hym ane of Jje prnice3, j^e whilke highte Emulus. This

^ Four lines with large red capital I ; ^ hym inserted afterwards in left-hand

small i written in margin. margin.