9 The winning of Bucephalus, and the encounter with the king.

The winning of Bucephalus, and the encounter with the king. 9

*leaf I bk
Alexander
sees Buce-
phalus.
Bucephalus
bows and
submits to
him

Philip sees
Alexander
riding
Bucephalus
and says
the oracles
are ful-
filled.

Philip at
Alexander's
asking
gives him
arms and
men to
invade
foreign
territory

Alexander's
encounter
with the
King of the
Arridons.

They quar-
rel fiercely.

hande bitwene the barre3, And the horse * strekede oute his nekke,
als ferre als he myghte, and likked Alexander hand; and he
knelid doun on his kneesse, and bi-helde Alexander in the vesage
4 langly. And Alexander understode wele the will of the horse,
and opynd the barre3, and went into the horse, and straked him
softely on the bakke wit his ri3te hand; And belyfe the horse
wexe wonderly meke till Alexander; and ri3te as a honde will
8 couche when his maister biddes hym, so dide he till Alexander;
and Alexander lukede besides hym, & sawe a sadill & a brydell
hyng thare; and he tuke & dyd tham on hym, & leppe one his
bakke; & rade furthe on hym. And when the kynge Philippe
12 sawe hym do so, he said un-till hym * Mi son Alexander' qwot
he: 'All the answuers of our godde3 are fulfillede in the! For
when I ame dede thou mon regne after me' And Alexander
ansuerd & said 'I pray the, Fader,' quoth he, 'ordeyne me horse
16 & men, for I gaa seke dede3 or arme3.' 'For sothe' quoth the
kynge wit a glade chere, 'Take the a hundreth horse, and
xl thosande3 pounde of golde; and take wit the of the worthieste
knyghte3 that lange3 to me, and wendis furthe.' And he didd so.
2o And he tuke wit hym also a philosophre that highte Eu-
festius, whilke he traysted mekill in, And twelve childre that
he chese to be his playfers, and went hym furthe, and come
in-till a contreth that es called Polipone. And when the
24 kynge of the land herd tell, that swilke men ware entred in-to
his rewme in swilke araye, he raysed a gret Oste, and come
agaynes Alexander for to feghte wit hym. And when he
come nerehand hym, he said un-till hym. ' Tell me ' quoth he
28 'whatt thou ert?' And Alexander ansuerd 'I am Alexander'
quoth he 'The son) of Philippe, the kynge of Macedoyne.' ' And
what hope3 thou that I be ? ' quoth the kynge till hym. And
Alexander ansuerd. ' Thou ert kynge of Arridouns' quoth he.
32 ' Never-the-lesse, if all I do the that wirchippe that I calle the
kynge, empride the nathynge thare-of. For men see3 ofte tymes
men that ere in heghe astate com to lawe degree, & men that
ere in lawe degree, come till heghe astate.' ' Thou sais ri3te
36 wele ' quoth the kynge. 'Take hede to thyn awen selfe! ' And
Alexander ansuerd & said 'Ga hethen away fra me ' quoth he
' for thou can say noghte to mee, ne I hafe noghte at do wit the.
And than the kyng was worder wrathe, And said till Alexander

The winning of Bucephalus, and the encounter with the king. 9

hande bitwene ]:»e barre5, And J^e horse * strekede oute his nekke, * Leaf i bk.

als ferre als he myghte, and likked" Alexander hand"; and he Alexander

knelid" douiD on) his kneesse, and bi-helde Alexander in J^e vesage phalus.

4 langly. And Alexander vnderstode wele be wiR of "be horse, Bucephalus

° '' ^ -■ J _ bows and

and opynd" the barre^, and went into ]:>e horse, and straked" him submits to
softely on ]>e bakke wzfc his ri3te hand"; And belyfe f>e horse
wexe wonderly meke titt Alexander ; and ri^te as a honde wiH
8 couche when) his maister biddes hym, so dide he titt Alexander ;
and AXexander lukede besides hym, & sawe a saditt & a brydett
hyng^thare ; and he tuke & dyd'Jjam) on) hyin), & leppe one his
bakke; & rade furthe on) hym. And when) the kynge Philippe
1 2 sawe hym do so, he said? vn-titt hym * Mi son) Alexander ' qwoj? Philip

him.

sees

he : ' All J)e ansuers of our godde3 are fulfillede in the ! For Alexander

when) I ame dede, J>ou mon) regne aft^r me' And Alexander Bucephalus

ansuerd", & said" ' I pray the, Fader/ quo]) he, ' ordeyne me horse ^^ oT^les

i6 & men), for I gaa seke dede5 of arme^.' 'For sothe ' quo] ]e are ful-
kynge wzt a glade chere, ' Take ]e a hundreth horse, and
xl thosande^ pouTz-de of golde ; and take W2t the of J'e worthieste
knyghte^ j^at lange5 to me, and wendis furthe/ And he didd''so.

2o And he tuke wit hym also a philosophre Jjat highte Eu- Philip at
festiw5, whilke he traysted? mekitt in, And twelue childre J'at asking
he chese to be his playfers, and went hym furthe, and come ^^^^^ ^^^

^ >' ' '' arms and

in-titt a contreth J^at es called Polipone. And when) the men to

24 kynge of ]>e land" herd" teK, ]>ai swilke men) ware entred" in-io foreign
his rewme in swilke araye, he raysed" a gret Oste, and come territory.
agaynes Alexander for to feghte W2t hyin). And whefD he
come nerehand" hym, he said" vn-titt hym. ' Tett me ' quo] he

28'whatt ]o\x erti' And Alexander ansuerd" 'I am Alexander' Alexander's
quo] he * J^e son) of Philippe, J»e kynge of Macedoyne.' ' And ^+w^*^^
what hope3 Jjou ]ai I be ? ' quo]> ]q kynge titt hym. And King of the
Alexander ansuerd". ' pou ert kynge of Arridoitns' quo]> he.

32 ' Neuer-J>e-lesse, if att I do J?e ]ai wirchippe ]?at I calle ]q
kynge, empr/de ]q nathynge ]are-oL For men) see3 ofte tymes
men) ]at ere in heghe astate coin) to lawe degree, & men) ]at
ere in lawe degree, come titt heghe astate.' ' pou sais ri3te

36 wele ' quo] ]e kynge. * Take hede to thyn) awen) selfe ! ' And

Alexander ansuerd? & said * Ga hethen) away fra me ' quo] he They quar-
' for ]oTi can) say noghte to mee, ne I hafe noghte at do wit ]eJ ^®^ fiercely.
And J?afD ]e kyng was worder wrathe, And said titt Alexander