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Darius writes to his Satraps.

the emperor [garte] read them. And when he heard them read,
he was wonder wrathe, and sent a \eUvQ belyue unto the
great lords that had the governance of the empire under him say unto them on this wiese.

Darius king of kings and lord of lords unto our true
lieges Primus & Antyochus, greeting and ioy. We hear tell that Alexander, Philippe son of Macedonia, is so heghe raised in pride, that he is rebette against us, & is coming into Asye, and has destroyed it utterly. And ^itt hym think not this
enough, 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 till Asye. Wherefore we command thou o pain of your legeance, that they semble the great men and be worthy of our empire, with other of our true lieges ; and, in all the haste [ze] may, gase & counters [zone] childe, takand? hym, and bryiigand? him 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 writes to his Satraps.

the emperor [garte] read them. And when he heard them read,
he was wonder wrathe, and sent a \eUvQ belyue unto the
great lords that had the governance of the empire under him say unto them on this wiese.

Darius king of kings and lord of lords unto our true
lieges Primus & Antyochus, greeting and ioy. We here tell that Alexander, Philippe son of Macedonia, is so heghe raised in pride, tuat he is 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.