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

OF GADDERIS.
He lould gar Gretians leif the place.
To thame the il;eid than ftrekit he.
And ane Gretian of great bounte,
He fmot ia ftoutly that all dede,
He fellit flatlingis in that fteid.
And quhan Emynedus that had fene,
He woxe thairat in Ipreit all tene
That Gaudifeir was la cruell
His gude fteid fteirit he out of ftaill,
And flew ane Gaderane with his fpeir.
Quha had bene thare micht haue fene neir,
Ane richt great battell fikkerly,
King Alexanderis company,
Straik great ftraikis with brandis bair,
Bot thay war nocht euin bodin thair.
Thay of Gaderis war ten tymes ma,
Thairfoir on bak behuiffit thame ga.
THE bargane futhly for to fay,
Was ftoutly begunin without affray.
The folk of Grece into great thrang.
War fet for thay fa on thame dang.
And preifllt thame fa outragioufly.
That to ane fhaw was neir thairby.
And maugre thairis thay thame dang,
Thay micht na wayis indure it lang,
That hard alfay for thay war thair,
Stonyit and that richt wonder fair,
Emynedus at that mifcheif hes fene
And fone enbraiffit his llieild fa fhene.
Ane ftith fpere into hand had he,
Ane knicht of Gaderis of great bounte.
He fmot till he his fteropis tynt
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