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*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' quoth
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
Translationhand between the bars, and the horse stretched out his neck
as far as he might, and licked Alexander's hand; and he
kneeled down on his knees, and beheld Alexander's face
4 And Alexander understood well the will of the horse,
and opened the bar, and went in to the horse, and stroked him
softly on the back with his right hand; and then the horse
grew wonderfully meek unto Alexander; and right as a hound will
8 lie down when his master bade him, so did he to Alexander;
and Alexander curled beside him, and saw a saddle and bridle
hand there; and he took and did them on hym and leapt on his
back and rode futher on him. And when the King Philip
12 saw him do so, he said unto him, "My son Alexander," quoth
he: "All the answers of our gods are fulfilled in you! For
when I am dead you may reign after me." And Alexander
answered and said, "I pray you, father," he said, "Order my horse
16 and men for I do not seek death or weapons." "For truth, said the
king with glad cheer, "Take a hundred horses, and
fourty thousand pounds of gold and take with you the worthiest
of knights that belong to me, and depart far." And he did so.
20 And he took with him also a philosopher that high Eu-
festius, which he had much trust in, and twelve children that
he chose to be his players, and he went far, and came
unto a country that is called Polpone. And when the
24 king of the land heard tell, that such men had entered into
his realm in such array, he raised a great host, and came
against Alexander to fight with him. And when he
come near him, he said to him. "Tell me," he said
28 "Who you are?" And Alexander answered "I am Alexander"
he said "The son of Philip, the king of Macedonia." "And
who hopeth thou that I was?" said the king to him. And
Alexander answered. "You are king of Arridouns" he said.
32 Never-the-less-, if I treat you as those that worship you, and call you
king, I undertake nothing thereof. For men see often times
men that are in high estate come to low degree, and men that
are in low degree, come to high estate." "You say right
36 well" said the king. "Take hede to your own self!" And
Alexander answered and said "No, heathen, away from me" he said
"For if you can say nothing to me, I'll have nothing to do with you."
And then the king was very wrathful, and said to Alexander | 9The 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' quoth
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
Translationhand between the bars, and the horse stretched out his neck
as far as he might, and licked Alexander's hand; and he
kneeled down on his knees, and beheld Alexander's face
4 And Alexander understood well the will of the horse,
and opened the bar, and went in to the horse, and stroked him
softly on the back with his right hand; and then the horse
grew wonderfully meek unto Alexander; and right as a hound will
8 lie down when his master bade him, so did he to Alexander;
and Alexander curled beside him, and saw a saddle and bridle
hand there; and he took and did them on hym and leapt on his
back and rode futher on him. And when the King Philip
12 saw him do so, he said unto him, "My son Alexander," quoth
he: "All the answers of our gods are fulfilled in you! For
when I am dead you may reign after me." And Alexander
answered and said, "I pray you, father," he said, "Order my horse
16 and men for I do not seek death or weapons." "For truth, said the
king with glad cheer, "Take a hundred horses, and
fourty thousand pounds of gold and take with you the worthiest
of knights that belong to me, and depart far." And he did so.
20 And he took with him also a philosopher that high Eu-
festius, which he had much trust in, and twelve children that
he chose to be his players, and he went far, and came
unto a country that is called Polpone. And when the
24 king of the land heard tell, that such men had entered into
his realm in such array, he raised a great host, and came
against Alexander to fight with him. And when he
come near him, he said to him. "Tell me," he said
28 "What you are?" And Alexander answered him |
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