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chases a great flock of sheep & [gerse them sparple.] Right so, and the wisdom of the greeks passes other nations.

In this meantime, Alexander assembled a great multitude of folks to the number of [cc] of fighting men, and removed toward Persia, & come to a river that is called Mociona, of which the water was wonder cold, & fair, & clear. And Alexander had a great [lyste] for to be bathed therein, and went into it & bathed him, & washed him therein, and also soonhe fell in a fever and a head-ache therewith, so that he [fure[ wonder ill. And when the Macedonians saw their lord so [grievously?] sick, they were wonder [heuy] and [alarmed], and said amongst themselfves: "And Darius,' quoth they, '[wete] that our lorde Alexander be thus sick, he shall come & fall upon us suddenly, & [fordo] us each. For, and we had the [health?] of our lorde Alexander, we had comfort enough & dread no nation.' Then king Alexander called to him his Physician that

highte Philippe &l badd" hym ordeyne hym a Medcyne for his
sekenes. pis ilk Phicisiene was "^ * hot a ^ong man), hot he was
a passyng kunnyng man) and a sotett in alt J>e poyntes J?at
langed to phisic. And he highte Alex«nc?er, ]5at [by] a certane 20
drynke he sulde onane make hym att hale. Nowe fell it, J?at
was wit Alexander a prynce, \)at highte Parmenit66* & was
lorde of hermony. This prynce hade grete envy to J^is
phicsiene, bi-cause J^dt Alexander luffede hym so passandly 24
wele & belyfe he wrate tilt Alexander^ and warnedT hym J?at
he schulde be warre wit Phillipp^ his phicisiene, and on na wyse
resayfe \>ai drynke J>at he walde gyffe hym. For he said', fat
Dariws had highte to giffe hym his doghter to wyffe & his 28
kyngdoin) aft^r his dissesse if swa ware, fat he myghte be any
crafte make ane ende of hym). When) Alexander hadde I'edJ'
fis k^^re he was na thynge trubbled', so mekiti he tristede of
f e conscience of his phisicmn. 32

In f e mene tyme, f is PhisiciaTi come tilt Alexander w?t f e
forsaid drynke, and Alexander tuk f is drynke in a hande & fe
forsaid le^^re in his ofer hande and biheld" f e Vhidcian in
fe vesage rijte scharpely. To whome f e Phis^c^a?^ saide : 36

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cowardice
of the
Persian a
and the
wisdom of
the Greeks.

Alexander
gathers his
host. He
bathes in a
cold river
and gets a
fever, to
the great
alarm of
his army.

Alexander
summons
Philip his
Physician,
* Leaf 15.

But an-
other Lord
is jealous
of him
and warns
Alexander
that Philip
would
poison
him being
in Darivis'
pay.

The Physi-
cian comes
to Alex-
ander.

chase3 a grete floke of schepe & gerse ]?am) sparple. Riglite so,
and f)e wysdome of ]?e grekes passe^ d\)er nacyons.'

^ In this meue tym), Alexander senibled" a gret multitude of
folke^ to f>e nowm^r of cc of feghtynge men), and remewed to 4
warde Perse, & come till a reuere ))at es called" Mociona, of
whilke j^e wat^r was wonder calde, & faire, & clere. And
Alexander hadd' a grete lyste for to be bathede ])are-m, and went
in-to it & bathed hym, & waschede hym ]?are-in, and also son) 8
he fette in a feuer and a heued-werke fare-wit, so \>ai he fure
wonder itt. And when) J^e Macedoyns saw Jjaire lords so grefe
seke, Jjay were wonder heuy and reghte dredand) and said
amanges selfe : 'And Daritts,' quod J>ay, ' wete ]5at oure lorde 12
Alexander be f>us seke, he satt come & falle apon) vs sodaynly,
& fordo vs ilkan). For, and we hadd' j^e hele of oure lorde
Alexander, we hadd'' comforth ynoghe & dredde no nacyon).*
Than kyng Alexander calleJ titt hym his Phicisiene )?at 16
highte Philippe &l badd" hym ordeyne hym a Medcyne for his
sekenes. pis ilk Phicisiene was "^ * hot a ^ong man), hot he was
a passyng kunnyng man) and a sotett in alt J>e poyntes J?at
langed to phisic. And he highte Alex«nc?er, ]5at [by] a certane 20
drynke he sulde onane make hym att hale. Nowe fell it, J?at
was wit Alexander a prynce, \)at highte Parmenit66* & was
lorde of hermony. This prynce hade grete envy to J^is
phicsiene, bi-cause J^dt Alexander luffede hym so passandly 24
wele & belyfe he wrate tilt Alexander^ and warnedT hym J?at
he schulde be warre wit Phillipp^ his phicisiene, and on na wyse
resayfe \>ai drynke J>at he walde gyffe hym. For he said', fat
Dariws had highte to giffe hym his doghter to wyffe & his 28
kyngdoin) aft^r his dissesse if swa ware, fat he myghte be any
crafte make ane ende of hym). When) Alexander hadde I'edJ'
fis k^^re he was na thynge trubbled', so mekiti he tristede of
f e conscience of his phisicmn. 32

In f e mene tyme, f is PhisiciaTi come tilt Alexander w?t f e
forsaid drynke, and Alexander tuk f is drynke in a hande & fe
forsaid le^^re in his ofer hande and biheld" f e Vhidcian in
fe vesage rijte scharpely. To whome f e Phis^c^a?^ saide : 36

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