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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
4 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
8 walde 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
12 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
16 to be mescheuede, bot if he suppoellde tham the tittere. ANd
than Alexander lefte the segge of Tyre, and went wit his
Oste to the vale of Iosophat, and fand his men rigte harde
by-stadde wit thaire enemys. And he and his Oste umbylapped
20 alle thaire enemys, and daunge tham doun & sleww tham ilke
a moder son. And when he had so done he turned agayne
vn-to Tyre, and fande the Bastelle, that he hade made in the See,
dongen doune to the grounde. For alson als Alexandere was
24 gane fre Tire to the vale of Iosaphat, Balan that was lorde of
Tyre ischewid oute of the citee wit thee folke thare-of, & assailled
the bastell manfully, and tuk it & dange it doune. And when
Alexander sawe that, he was gretly angerde, and his hert
28 wonder heuy, ans so ware alle the Macedoynes and the Grekes.
In so mekill that ware nerehand in dispeire for to wyn the
citee, and ware in pynte to hafe riffen up the segge. And
one the nyghte next suande, Alexander, als he laye & slept,
32 dremyd that he hadd in his hand a grape, the whilke hym
thoghte he keste downe vnder his fete, and trade thare-one,
& alsone thare ran oute of it a grete dele of wyne. And when
Alexander wakned, he called till hym a Philosophre & talde
16 hym his dreme. And the Philosophre ansuerde, 'be balde,'
quoth he, '& lefe to ensegge Tyre, for the grape that thou

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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