Bannatyne Club > Buik of the most noble and vailzeand conquerour Alexander the Great

^THE FORRAY
He fall zit or this day be gane,
brew zow file drink I tak on hand,
That ze drank nane fa poyfonand.
EMYNEDVS his cours maid weill.
That fele of Gaderis may feill,
His fword fchare in thair nakit hyde,
Pyrrus was ay neir him befyde.
Thir tua with all thair cumpany,
Socht on thair fais fa fturdely,
Quhill to thair baneris thay yame dang,
Thair had thay thirlit weill the thrang,
Quhan that gude Gaudifere de larys,
With tua thoufand knichtis of prys.
Saw ifche out of ane craig thame by.
He wift and knew aluterly.
That thay of Grece wald wele thame weir,
Thairfoir with tyme and at lafeir.
He dicht him in his apparell,
And ordaned him for battell.
His men he gart als weill array.
For at his micht he wald affay.
To fkaill them fua in his cuming.
That thair fould be na recouering.
In his battellis than micht be fene,
Baneris and pennomis fhynand fhene,
Trumpettis and taburnes gaylie blaw,
Quhan that the folk of Grece thame faw.
In hy all fleing reillit thay,
And to ane ftrenth hes tane the way.
To faue thair lyues quhill thay mocht,
Is nane of thame I trow had thocht.
Of gamin or play or zit folace,
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