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626 THE TENTH BUKE
In feir placis the hyrd, at hys rlefire,
Amang the fcroggy rammell fettis the fyre ;
Wlcanus hoftis of brym flanibys red
Spredand on breid, vpblefys euery fled ;
Than he that fet the kyndillyng glaid and gay
Behaldis quhou that the low doys niak deray,
Blefand and crakand with a nyce reuery :
Non other wys, the Archadanys in hy
All fammyn Ibcht in feild with all thar mycht,
And maid debait to help Pallas in fyght.
Bot tho Alefus, keyn into batale,
Thame to recont}T etlys, and aflaill.
And gan hym felf weil fchrowd vnder his fcheild ;
Syne manfully rufchit amyd the feild,
Quhar that he flew ana Ladon, and Pheres,
And Demodocus eftir in the pres :
As hym Strymonyus by the gorget grippyt,
With hys brycht brand hys rycht hand he of quhyppyt
And Thoas fyne fa fmayt apon tlie hed
With a gret flane, quhil mixt of blud all red
The harnys poplit furth on the brayn pan.
Thys ilk Alefus fader, as witty man,
Forto eichew hys fonnys fatys ftrang,
Hyd hym prevely the thik woddis amang :
Bot, fra the auld Alefus lay to de,
And geldis vp the breth with wawland E,
The fatale fyfteris fet to hand onon,
And can this gong Alefus fo difpon,
That by Evandrus wapynnys, the ilk ftownd,
He deflinat was to caucht the dedis wond.