10

Alexander's first encounter, and victory.

' Look on me ' * quoth he 'that speaks to them: For I swear the
be my Father hele, & I anes spit in thy face, thou shall die'
And with that he spit at Alexander, & said: 'Take the there,
thou bitch whelp, that the seems to have.' And Alexander stepped further, & said unto him. 'For thou' quoth he 'has despised me, because I am little; I swere thee, by the pete of my
Father, & by my mother's womb, in the whilke I was consayued
of god Amon, that thou shall see me, are oughte lange, in
thy room, ready to fight with them; and other I shall win
thy room with dint of sword, & bring it under my subjection,
or thou shall make me subject un-to them.' And there they
assigned day of Batelle; and other of them went hame fra
other.
And against the day of Batelle, Alexander, by ascent &
ordinance of king Philippe, gathered a great Oste, & went to
the place there the Batelle was assigned, and found already there,
king Nicoll and his oste. And they trumped up upon both
the parties, and began to fight, & many men were slain on
both sides. But at the last, Alexander had the field
& took king Nicholl, & gart smytte of his head, & went unto
his land, and conquered it ; and his knights went and crowned
him king thereof. And sythen he went hame to his father,
king Philippe, and found him sitting at the mete at a bridale :
For he had put away from him his wife Olympias, Alexander's mother, and taken him another that highte Cleopatra; And
Alexander went into the hall, and said unto the king
Philipp : 'Father,' quoth he, ' I pray now, that for a reward of
my first journey that I have now made, thee grant me to take
my Mother Olympias again unto now, & do to her as ought
to be done to a queen, rather than I give her to another
king; so that I be not your enemy forever. For this
wedding that we have now made here is unlawful! ' When he had said thir words, any of them that sat at the king's burde,
whose name was Lesias, answered & said to the king : ' lord'
quoth he 'thou shall have a son of Cleopatra, and he shall
reign after thee!' Alexander, then, was greatly grieved at his words, and with a wardrere that he had in his hand, he went

"Look on me" he said "that speaks to you: For I swear to you
on my father's health and as I spit in thy face, you will die"
And with that he spit at Alexander, and said: "Take you there,
you bitches whelp, that you seems to have." And Alexander 4
stepped forth and said to him. "For you" he said "Have
despised me, because I am little; I swear to you, by the pool of my
father and by my mother's womb, in the same I was conceived
of god Amon, that you shall see me, also in any respect belong, in 8
thy room, ready to fight with you; and anywhere I shall win
thy room with the din of the sword, and bring it under my subjection
or you shall make me subject unto you. And there they
assigned a day of battle; and each of them went home from 12
eachother

And against the day of battle, Alexander, by assent and
ordinance of king Philip, gathered a great host, and went to
the place where the battle was assigned, and found all ready there. 16
King Nicholas and his host. And they trumpeted up upon both
the parties, and began to fight, and many men were slain on
both sides. But at the last, Alexander had the field,
and took King Nicholas, and smote off his head, and went into 20
his land, and conquered it; and his knights went and crowned
him king thereof. And so then he went home to his father,
king Philip, and found him sitting at the meal at a marriage feast:
For he had put away from him his wife Olympias, Alexander's 24
mother, and had taken himself another that high Cleopatra; And
Alexander wen into the hall, and say unto the king
Philip: "Father," he said, " I pray you that for a rewarde of
my first journey that I have now made, you grant me to take 28
my mother Olympias again up unto you, and do to her as aught
to be done to a queen rather than I give her to another
king; so that I am noghte your enemy forever. For this
wedding, that you have now made here, is unlawful! When 32
he had said the words, one of them that sat with the kings bride
whose name was Lesias, answered and said to the king: "Lord'
he said, "you shall have a son of Cleopatra, and he shall
reign after you!" Alexander, then, was greatly greived at his 36
words, and with a (wardrere) that he has in his hand, he went

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Alexander's first encounter, and victory.

' Look on me ' * quoth he 'that speaks to them: For I swear the
be my Father hele, & I anes spit in thy face, thou shall die'
And with that he spit at Alexander, & said: 'Take the there,
thou bitch whelp, that the seems to have.' And Alexander stepped further, & said unto him. 'For thou' quoth he 'has despised me, because I am little; I swere thee, by the pete of my
Father, & by my mother's womb, in the whilke I was consayued
of god Amon, that thou shall see me, are oughte lange, in
thy room, ready to fight with them; and other I shall win
thy room with dint of sword, & bring it under my subjection,
or thou shall make me subject un-to them.' And there they
assigned day of Batelle; and other of them went hame fra
other.
And against the day of Batelle, Alexander, by ascent &
ordinance of king Philippe, gathered a great Oste, & went to
the place there the Batelle was assigned, and found already there,
king Nicoll and his oste. And they trumped up upon both
the parties, and began to fight, & many men were slain on
both sides. But at the last, Alexander had the field
& took king Nicholl, & gart smytte of his head, & went unto
his land, and conquered it ; and his knights went and crowned
him king thereof. And sythen he went hame to his father,
king Philippe, and found him sitting at the mete at a bridale :
For he had put away from him his wife Olympias, Alexander's mother, and taken him another that highte Cleopatra; And
Alexander went into the hall, and said unto the king
Philipp : 'Father,' quoth he, ' I pray now, that for a reward of
my first journey that I have now made, thee grant me to take
my Mother Olympias again unto now, & do to her as ought
to be done to a queen, rather than I give her to another
king; so that I be not your enemy forever. For this
wedding that we have now made here is unlawful! ' When he had said thir words, any of them that sat at the king's burde,
whose name was Lesias, answered & said to the king : ' lord'
quoth he 'thou shall have a son of Cleopatra, and he shall
reign after thee!' Alexander, then, was greatly grieved at his words, and with a wardrere that he had in his hand, he went

"Look on me" he said "that speaks to you: For I swear to you
on my father's health and as I spit in thy face, you will die"
And with that he spit at Alexander, and said: "Take you there,
you bitches whelp, that you seems to have." And Alexander 4
stepped forth and said to him. "For you" he said "Have
despised me, because I am little; I swear to you, by the pool of my
father and by my mother's womb, in the same I was conceived
of god Amon, that you shall see me, also in any respect belong, in 8
thy room, ready to fight with you; and anywhere I shall win
thy room with the din of the sword, and bring it under my subjection
or you shall make me subject unto you. And there they
assigned a day of battle; and each of them went home from 12
eachother

And against the day of battle, Alexander, by assent and
ordinance of king Philip, gathered a great host, and went to
the place where the battle was assigned, and found all ready there. 16
King Nicholas and his host. And they trumpeted up upon both
the parties, and began to fight, and many men were slain on
both sides. But at the last, Alexander had the field,
and took King Nicholas, and smote off his head, and went into 20
his land, and conquered it; and his knights went and crowned
him king thereof. And so then he went home to his father,
king Philip, and found him sitting at the meal at a marriage feast:
For he had put away from him his wife Olympias, Alexander's 24
mother, and had taken himself another that high Cleopatra; And
Alexander wen into the hall, and say unto the king
Philip: "Father," he said, " I pray you that for a rewarde of
my first journey that I have now made, you grant me to take 28
my mother Olympias again up unto you, and do to her as aught
to be done to a queen rather than I give her to another
king; so that I am noghte your enemy forever. For this
wedding, that you have now made here, is unlawful! When 32
he had said the words, one of them that sat with the kings bride
whose name was Lesias, answered and said to the king: "Lord'
he said, "you shall have a son of Cleopatra, and he shall
reign after you!" Alexander, then, was greatly greived at his 36
words, and with a (wardrere) that he has in his hand, he went