King Philip's death and burial. Alexander's harangue.

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in to the tethe, & slewe hym. And ane of the Oste said till
Alexander: 'Philippe thi fader' quoth he, 'lyes dede in the
felde.' And J)an Alexander went tliedir thare he laye, and
4 saw hym eueiD at J>e dyinge. And ]?aiD he began) faste for to
wepe. And Philippe luked apoiD }\yrrh, & said?. ' A A, my dere
son Alexander,' qttoj) he, ' w^t a glade hert [I] may now dye,
for ]5at ]>0M so souwe hase venged? my dede,' & euerD wzt * ]>at

8 worde he jalde J^e gaste. And Alexander wirchipfully gert
hym be entered".

^ When kyng Philippe was entered, Alexander went and sett
hym in his trone, and gerte calle by-fore hym alle J^e folke J^at

12 was gaderd" thedir, lordes & o^er^ and said" vn-to Jjain) on J>is
wyse. ' Men),' q^to]? he, ' of Macedoyne of Tracy, and of Grece
byhalde3 J>e fegure of Alexander and putte^ oute of ^our
hertes drede of aite '^our enemys. For sekerly, and 50 witt take

16 gude hertis to 30W, thurghe J)e helpe of oure goddis he schatt hafe
]3e ouerhande of att joure neghtebours, and ^cwr name schatt
spred" ouer alle the werlde. And J)ar6-fore ilkane of 50W ]>ai
hase Armo-wr, makes it redy, and he })at hase nane come to my

20 palace & I satt gerre delyu<?r hym) att J>at hym nedis, and ilk
a mafD make hym redy to J^e werre/ And when) ]>q lordes and
knyghtis '\>ai ware of grete age, herd? thir wordes ]:>ay ansuerd*
Alexander, & said' vn-titt hym) : ' lorde,' qwo]^ thaye, ' we hafe

24 seruede 30ure fader a longe tyme & traueld' wit hym in his
werres, & J>are-fore we ere now so bryssed? in armes J>at '\>are
[es] no myghte lefte in vs for to suffre disesse J>at often) tymes
falles to men) of werre. For we ere streken) in grete age. And

28 J>are-fore, if it be plesynge vn-to 30W, we consaile 50W & we
beseken 5owe, that je chese 30W 3ong lordes & 5ong knyghtes,
]?at ere listy men) & able for to suffre disesse for to be w^t 50W.
For here we giffe vp att armes if it be ^our witt & forsakes

32 J^am) for eu«r.' And ]:>an) Alexander answerd? & said": ' I witt
rathere,' q-woj) he, ' chese J^e sadnesse of an aide wyse man) than)
]:>e vnavesy lightenesse of 3onge men). For 3ong men) often
tymes traystand? to mekitt in thaire awenn) doghtynes thurgh

36 ]:>aire awen) foly ere mescheued? Bot aide men) wirkes att by
consaile & by witte/ When) he had said thir wordes att men)


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in to the teeth and slew him. And one of the host said to
Alexander, "Philip your father lies dead in the
field."

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in to the tethe, & slewe hym. And ane of the Oste said till
Alexander: 'Philippe thi fader' quoth he, 'lyes dede in the
felde.' And J)an Alexander went tliedir thare he laye, and
4 saw hym eueiD at J>e dyinge. And ]?aiD he began) faste for to
wepe. And Philippe luked apoiD }\yrrh, & said?. ' A A, my dere
son Alexander,' qttoj) he, ' w^t a glade hert [I] may now dye,
for ]5at ]>0M so souwe hase venged? my dede,' & euerD wzt * ]>at

8 worde he jalde J^e gaste. And Alexander wirchipfully gert
hym be entered".

^ When kyng Philippe was entered, Alexander went and sett
hym in his trone, and gerte calle by-fore hym alle J^e folke J^at

12 was gaderd" thedir, lordes & o^er^ and said" vn-to Jjain) on J>is
wyse. ' Men),' q^to]? he, ' of Macedoyne of Tracy, and of Grece
byhalde3 J>e fegure of Alexander and putte^ oute of ^our
hertes drede of aite '^our enemys. For sekerly, and 50 witt take

16 gude hertis to 30W, thurghe J)e helpe of oure goddis he schatt hafe
]3e ouerhande of att joure neghtebours, and ^cwr name schatt
spred" ouer alle the werlde. And J)ar6-fore ilkane of 50W ]>ai
hase Armo-wr, makes it redy, and he })at hase nane come to my

20 palace & I satt gerre delyu<?r hym) att J>at hym nedis, and ilk
a mafD make hym redy to J^e werre/ And when) ]>q lordes and
knyghtis '\>ai ware of grete age, herd? thir wordes ]:>ay ansuerd*
Alexander, & said' vn-titt hym) : ' lorde,' qwo]^ thaye, ' we hafe

24 seruede 30ure fader a longe tyme & traueld' wit hym in his
werres, & J>are-fore we ere now so bryssed? in armes J>at '\>are
[es] no myghte lefte in vs for to suffre disesse J>at often) tymes
falles to men) of werre. For we ere streken) in grete age. And

28 J>are-fore, if it be plesynge vn-to 30W, we consaile 50W & we
beseken 5owe, that je chese 30W 3ong lordes & 5ong knyghtes,
]?at ere listy men) & able for to suffre disesse for to be w^t 50W.
For here we giffe vp att armes if it be ^our witt & forsakes

32 J^am) for eu«r.' And ]:>an) Alexander answerd? & said": ' I witt
rathere,' q-woj) he, ' chese J^e sadnesse of an aide wyse man) than)
]:>e vnavesy lightenesse of 3onge men). For 3ong men) often
tymes traystand? to mekitt in thaire awenn) doghtynes thurgh

36 ]:>aire awen) foly ere mescheued? Bot aide men) wirkes att by
consaile & by witte/ When) he had said thir wordes att men)


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