25

Darius lurltes to his Satraps.

25

J?e empero^^r garte rede J^am). And when he herd? J^ain) redde
he was wonder wrathe, and sent a \eUvQ belyue vn-tilt twa
grete lorde^ that hadd? J^e gouernance of f)e empire vnder hym
4 sayand" to J?am on this wiese.

^ ' Dariws kyng of kynges and lorde of lordes vntitt on re trewe
legej Vr'imua & Antyochus, gretynge and ioy. We here tett J'at
Alexander, Philippe sonwe of Macedoyne, es so heghe raysede in
8 pryde, J^at he es rebette agaynes vs, & es commen) in-titt Asye,
and hase distroyed? it vtterly. And ^itt hym thynke no5te this
ynoghe, hot he p^*rpose5 hym for to come nere vs, and do \)e,
same titt oJ?erre cuntre^ of oure empire as he hase done tytt

12 Asye. Whare-fore we comande 5owe o payne of '^our legeance,
Jjat ^e semble ]pe grete mefD & J)e worthy of oure empyre, wit
d\>er of our trewe lege^ ; and, in ati f)e haste ])ai 50 may, gase
& counters jone childe, takand? hym, and bryiigand? hym bi-fore

16 oure presence, ]?at we may lasche hym wele, als a wanton)
childe schulde be : and clethe hym in p^6rpoure ; & so send*
hym titt his moder Olympias wele chastyede. For it seme5
no^te to be a feghter : but for to vse childe gammej.

20 ^Thire twa lordes Primtts and Antyochus, when J»ay hadde
redde this \eUve of J^e empero^^r, J^ay wrate agayne vntilt him
on this wyse. 'Vn-to Darius, kyng of kyngej, grete godd',
Primws & Antiochus, seruyce f)at j^ay kan) do. To "^our heghe

24 maieste we make it aknawefi), Jjat \>e childe Alexandere, whilke
56 speke off, hase all vtterly distroyed" 50'wr cuntree. And we
sembled? a grete multytude of folke, and faughte wit hym ; bot
he hase discomfit vs, and we were fayne for to flee. For un-

28 uethe myghte any of vs wynne awaye wit J^e lyfe. pare-fore
we ]?at 5e say ere helpers vnto ^owe, beseke^ ^Qur hye maiestee
that 5e send" sum) socoure titt vs "^our trewe leges.' When)
T)axms hadde redde f>is le^^re, '^are come d>xi6\)er messanger

32 tilt hym and talde hym f>at Alexander and his Oste hadelugede
J?am appon the water of Strum e. And when) Darii^s herd?
Jjat he wrate ano]:er le^^re vntitt Alexander, of whilke J>is was J>e
tenoi^r.

36 ^ ' Dariiis, kyng of kynges, and lorde of lorde5, vn-titt oure
s^ruande Alexander. Thorowte att J^e werlde f>e name of

Alexan-
der's letter,
writes to
liis two
great lords,

telling
them of
Alexan-
der's bold-
ness and
bidding
them take
him prison-
er so that
Darius may
whip him
as a

naughty
child and
send him
home to
his mother.

Primus
and Anti-
ochusreply,
telling of
their utter
defeat at
the hands
of Alexan-
der and
begging for
help.

Darius is
told of the
camping of
Alexander
on the
river
Strume.

Darius
writes
again to

^ Space for four lines.

^ Miniature and M space for four lines.

^ Four half lines and space with a minia-
ture D, with king's head within.

Darius lurltes to his Satraps.

25

J?e empero^^r garte rede J^am). And when he herd? J^ain) redde
he was wonder wrathe, and sent a \eUvQ belyue vn-tilt twa
grete lorde^ that hadd? J^e gouernance of f)e empire vnder hym
4 sayand" to J?am on this wiese.

^ ' Dariws kyng of kynges and lorde of lordes vntitt on re trewe
legej Vr'imua & Antyochus, gretynge and ioy. We here tett J'at
Alexander, Philippe sonwe of Macedoyne, es so heghe raysede in
8 pryde, J^at he es rebette agaynes vs, & es commen) in-titt Asye,
and hase distroyed? it vtterly. And ^itt hym thynke no5te this
ynoghe, hot he p^*rpose5 hym for to come nere vs, and do \)e,
same titt oJ?erre cuntre^ of oure empire as he hase done tytt

12 Asye. Whare-fore we comande 5owe o payne of '^our legeance,
Jjat ^e semble ]pe grete mefD & J)e worthy of oure empyre, wit
d\>er of our trewe lege^ ; and, in ati f)e haste ])ai 50 may, gase
& counters jone childe, takand? hym, and bryiigand? hym bi-fore

16 oure presence, ]?at we may lasche hym wele, als a wanton)
childe schulde be : and clethe hym in p^6rpoure ; & so send*
hym titt his moder Olympias wele chastyede. For it seme5
no^te to be a feghter : but for to vse childe gammej.

20 ^Thire twa lordes Primtts and Antyochus, when J»ay hadde
redde this \eUve of J^e empero^^r, J^ay wrate agayne vntilt him
on this wyse. 'Vn-to Darius, kyng of kyngej, grete godd',
Primws & Antiochus, seruyce f)at j^ay kan) do. To "^our heghe

24 maieste we make it aknawefi), Jjat \>e childe Alexandere, whilke
56 speke off, hase all vtterly distroyed" 50'wr cuntree. And we
sembled? a grete multytude of folke, and faughte wit hym ; bot
he hase discomfit vs, and we were fayne for to flee. For un-

28 uethe myghte any of vs wynne awaye wit J^e lyfe. pare-fore
we ]?at 5e say ere helpers vnto ^owe, beseke^ ^Qur hye maiestee
that 5e send" sum) socoure titt vs "^our trewe leges.' When)
T)axms hadde redde f>is le^^re, '^are come d>xi6\)er messanger

32 tilt hym and talde hym f>at Alexander and his Oste hadelugede
J?am appon the water of Strum e. And when) Darii^s herd?
Jjat he wrate ano]:er le^^re vntitt Alexander, of whilke J>is was J>e
tenoi^r.

36 ^ ' Dariiis, kyng of kynges, and lorde of lorde5, vn-titt oure
s^ruande Alexander. Thorowte att J^e werlde f>e name of

Alexan-
der's letter,
writes to
liis two
great lords,

telling
them of
Alexan-
der's bold-
ness and
bidding
them take
him prison-
er so that
Darius may
whip him
as a

naughty
child and
send him
home to
his mother.

Primus
and Anti-
ochusreply,
telling of
their utter
defeat at
the hands
of Alexan-
der and
begging for
help.

Darius is
told of the
camping of
Alexander
on the
river
Strume.

Darius
writes
again to

^ Space for four lines.

^ Miniature and M space for four lines.

^ Four half lines and space with a minia-
ture D, with king's head within.