95

Having heard the answers he weeps and goes back.
95

and whate dedd he sulde dye. And the tree of the Mone
ansuerd by thir twa verses:

'Anno completo viues & mensibus octo,
De quo confidis mortis pocula dabit.'
4
That es at saye, 'A twluemonthe & aughte monethes sall thou lyffe.
And than he that pou traistes on, sall giffe thee a drynke of dedd.'
Than bi-gan Alexander to thynke in his hert on this wyse,
8

' Tell me nòw, holy trèe,
Wha he ès that sall sláa mèe.'

And than the tree of the son ansuerd by thir twa verses:

'Si tibi pandatur vir qui tua facta resoluet,
Illum confrynges & sic mea carmina fallent.'
12

That es at say : ' And I schew the the manes name, that sall vndo
thi dedis, thou will slaa hym, and so sall my prophycye fayle.'
And than the forsaide ald man sayd till Alexander : ' Disese

16
na mare thir trees, quoth he, ' wit thyne askynges. Bot tourne
we agayne, as we come hedir.' And than Alexander & his twa
prynces wit hym tourned agayne wit the aide man. And ay as
he went, he weped bitterly, bi-cause of his schorte tyme ;
2o
his prynces also weped riste sare. Bot he commanded tham that
thay schulde noste telle to na man of his Oste that that thay hadd
herde & sene. And when thay ware comen to the forsaide Palace
the alde [man] said vn-till Alexander : ' Torne bakke agayne,'

24
quoth he, 'for it es noste leefull to na man to passe forthire.
If the liste wende toward the weste, thou sall noste trauelle full
lange are thou come to the place, whare the liste to bee.' And
when the alde man had said thir wordes, he went in-to the palace
28
and Alexander and his twa prynces went doun by the forsaide
grees & come to the Oste.

¹Apon the morne Alexamder & his Oste remowed theine & went
agayneward fyftene days, And come agayne to the forsaid
32
playne & thare thay luged pam. And thare at the entree of tha
twa forsaid ways, Alexander gart rayse vp twa pelers of Marble,
and by-twixe tham he haude a table of golde, on the whilke was
wretyn in the langage of grewe, hebrew, of latyne, and of Inde,
36
one this wyse : ' I, Alexander, Phillipp son of Macedoyne,

¹ Four lines with red capital A.

Having heard the ansiuers he iveeps and goes bach. 95

and whate dedd" he sulde dye. And Ipe tree of Ipe Mone shall he

jn I, u • i. ^ ^ _ . live and his

ansuerd' by }?ir twa verse^ : Mend shall

'Anno corapleto vines & mensibits octo, poison him.

4 De quo confidis tibi mortis pocula dabit.'

pat es at saye, 'A twluemonthe & aughte monethes salt Ipou. lyffe.
And J^afD he Jjat poii traiste5 oiD, satt giffe f>ee a drynke of dedd".'
pafD bi-gaiD Alexander to thynke in his hert on) J)is wyse,
8 ' Tell me now, h% trhe,

Wha he es Ipat sail slda mee.'

And fan) j^e tree of f)e sofD ansuerd' by fir twa verse^ :

' Si tibi pandatwr vir qui tua facta resoluet,
12 Ilium confrynges &sic mea carmina fallent.'

pat es at say : ' And I schew the pe manes name, fat satt vndo Did he
thi dedis, Ipou. witt slaa hyin), and so satt my prophycye fayle.' ^j^^ man^
And ban) be forsaide aid man) sayd' titt Alexander : ' Disese i^ame, he

1 . . 1 1 would try

1 6 na mare pir trees, quop he, ' w^t thyne askynges. Bot tourne to undo the
we agayne, as we come hedir.' And fan) Alexander & his twa The'okr^^
prynces wit hyni towrned* agayne wit f e aide mafD. And ay as ^^^n bids
he went, he wepea bitterly, bi-cause of his schorte tyme ; and incommode

2o his prynce5 also weped ri^te sare. Bot he commanded? fain) fat * ® *^®^^'
fay schulde no5te tette to na man) of his Oste fat that fay hadd* away^weep-
herde & sene. And when) fay ware comen) to f e forsaide Palace i^g-
f e aide [man] said" vn-titt Alexander : ' Torne bakke agayne,' mands his

2^ quoth he, 'for it es no5te leefutt to na mafD to passe forthire. telino^^^

If f e liste wende toward" f e weste, f ou satt no^te trauette futt ^a^-

lange are f ou come to f e place, whare f e liste to bee.' And man bids

when) f e aide man) had said* fir worde^, he went in-to f e palace jj^ck^and

28 and Alexander and his twa prynces went doun) by f e forsaide travel to
, 1 r\ , the "west.

gree5 ^ come to f e Uste.

^ Apon f e morne Alexam^er & his Oste remowed'f eine & went Alexander

agayneward? fyftene days. And come agayne to f e forsaid" fifJeSi"^^

33 playne & fare fay luged fain). And fare at f e entree of fa days and

twa forsaid" ways, Alexaric^er gart rayse vp twa pelers of Marble, up two

and by-twixe f am) he haude a table of golde, on f e whilke was ^u^rs^

wretyn in f e langage of grewe, hebrew, of latyne, and of Inde, between

36 one this wyse : ' I, Alexander, Phillipp) son) of Macedoyne, table of

^ Four lines with red capital A.