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Theivoiidrous mountain and the palace of the sun.

Alexander
approaches
him

shielded by
a mirror,
so that the
Basilisk
slays him-
self with
his own
glances.

The Basi-
lisk being
slain they
burn him,
and praise
Alexander.

At last they
found their
way barred,
and must
come back
to the plain.
Then they
went west-
ward fifteen
days and
then to the
left.

They come
to a moun-
tain of
adamant
hung

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around
with chains
of gold and
with
sapphire
steps.

Alexander
goes up the
mountain
with twelve
princes,
and finds a
wondrous
palace of
precious

})an) he gart a pavysse be made seuen) cubites of lenghte &
foure ofD brede ; and oiD Ipe vtter syde Jjare-offe he gart sett
a grete Mirroure, And a large. And at pe nethir ende of Ipe
pavisse he gart nayle a burde pe lenthe of a cubit for to couere 4
wit his legges, and his fete, so pat na party of hym myjte be
sene. And )?an Alexander tuk J?is pavisse in his handis, and
went towarde this Basilisc, and warned his men) pat nan) of
fjam) sulde passe his iermes. And when) he come nere pe 8
basilisc, pe basilisc opynde his eghne. And wit a grete ire he
bi-helde pe Mirroure and saw hym-selfe pare-in. And of J^e
refleccion) of pe hemes of his sighte strykande appofD hym-selfe
Sudanly he was dede. And when) Alexander knewe wele ]?at 12
he was dede, he called? titt his knyghtis ; And bad )?ain) come
see hym) J?at slewe f)aire felawes. Ajid when) J>ay come titt
hym), psij saw pe Basilisc dede. And ]:)an) )?ay comended* &
prayssed? gretly.his hardynesse and his hye witt, And went & 16
brynede pe Basilisc at pe commandement of Alexander.

^ Fra J>eine pay went titt pej come to pe ferreste of pat waye ;
and ferrere my5te pSij no5te wynn). For J^are ware so hye
Mountaynes agaynes f»ain) and cragges like walles J>at fay 20
my^te passe no forj^er. And Jpan) f>ay turned? agayne, and come
to pe forsaide playne ; and went by J?at way pat streched" to-
warde pe weste fyvftene .xv. days. And j^an) f>ay lefte J>at way.
And turnede on) pe lefte hande. And so )?ay went foure score 24

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iiij days, and at pe laste Jjay come titt a Mountayne of
adamande; and at pe fute pare-offe pare hange chynes of
golde. pis Mountayne hadd" made * of saphyres twa thowsande 28
greej & a halfe, by pe whilke mefD ascendid" to pe summit of pe
Mountayne. And J?are Mexander & his Oste luged J^ain).

" And on J^e morne Alexander Offerd' sacrafice titt his goddes.
And J^an) he tuk with hym xij twelue prynce^ of pe wyrchip- 32
fulleste ]5at he hade, and went vp bi pe forsaid? gree^ till he
come aboun) on) pe Mountayne. And J?are he fande a palace
wonder faire and curiously wroghte ; and it hade twelve 5ates
and thre score & ten) wyndows. And pe lyntatts bathe of pe 36
durs and of pe wyndows ware of fyn) golde, wele burnescht,
and )?at Palace was called" pe howse of pe son), pare was also

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1 Four lines with red capital F and small/ beside.

^ Four lines with red capital A .

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