| 17The siege of Tyre. 17
lorde of the citee, seand this, was gretely stirrede and ischewede
owte of the citee & wit xxx feghtyng men and sett up a schowte
apon the * Macedoynes alle at anes, that all be the erthe trembled
wit-alle. And when the Macedoyns saw grete multytude
of folke com appon tham, thay were rehte ferde. And than
Melagere walde hafe sent a Messangere to thaire lorde Alexander,
for to come and socoure tham, bot he mygte fynd na man that
wald vndertake the Message. Than thir twa batalles met
Samen & faughte to-gedire, and thare was Sampson slaen,
and Bertyne. And the Macedoyns with the grete multitude of
thaire enemys ware dreuen abakke, and lyke for to be druen
abakke & discomfites. And ane of the grekkes, that highte
Arttes, seynge the meschefe thay stode In, wann hym owte of the
Bataile & went in alle the haste, that he myghte, till Alexander
& talde hym that the Grekkes & the Macedoynes ware in poynte
Translation | 17The siege of Tyre. 17
lorde of the citee, seand this, was gretely stirrede and ischewede
owte of the citee & wit xxx feghtyng men and sett up a schowte
apon the * Macedoynes alle at anes, that all be the erthe trembled
wit-alle. And when the Macedoyns saw grete multytude
of folke com appon tham, thay were rehte ferde. And than
Melagere walde hafe sent a Messangere to thaire lorde Alexander,
for to come and socoure tham, bot he mygte fynd na man that
wald vndertake the Message. Than thir twa batalles met
Samen & faughte to-gedire, and thare was Sampson slaen,
and Bertyne. And the Macedoyns with the grete multitude of
thaire enemys ware dreuen abakke, and lyke for to be druen
abakke & discomfites. And ane of the grekkes, that
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