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

OF ALEXANDER.
Than cryit he quhair is Porrus
Schir faid Marciane be marcus,
He is tane hot we haue ane,
Of lytill les price we haue tane.
Gaudiferis bruthir he hecht Betys,
We fall for him at myne auyfe.
Our prefoneres haue thocht thay war tane.
Now be it fa faid Clarus thane
My freind fall be that may it fpeid,
Schir faid Marciane haue na dreid.
We fall for fyue dayis treux ta,
Of vs and thare oiftis alfua.
Throw freindis help fa get fall we,
And thay I trow fall loufit be,
Said Clarus certis quhill I leif,
We fal be freindis na him forgeif.
That me contrarys with all his mane,
And alfua hes my bruthir flane.
He hes defpyfit to myne avyfe,
To mekill baith prynces & lordis of price.
And euill may nocht haue laft,
His end he feis approchand faft.
For in this ilk zeir fall he,
Outher dede or difcumfit be.
For at the dry tre lang quhyle fyne,
the Goddis him tald how he fuld fyne,
Bot he trowes nocht for thy,
I will be kepit lelely.
For V. dayis for four or thre,
Quhill the prefoneris delyueret be,
IT lykis me weill faid auld Clarus,
that the trux be takin thus,
that on baith the halfis men may haue franchis.
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