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

OF ALEXANDER.
And fay na thing hot laute,
Blefled mot thy father be,
that the gat, and the King aHua,
Dois na foly of the to ma.
For he hes treafure nane the till.
And gif that I haue faid my will,
Forgif me, hot my avowing,
I fall fulfill attour all thing.
Quhen this avow had Floridas
Maid before thame all that thare was,
Byrnand in difpyte and pryde.
And the Bauderane that fat befyde.
Had faid his will and his gle,
Thare was nane in that femble.
That na was moued in his made,
And changed hewis quhare he ftude.
LORDINGIS than faid CafTamus,
That lykes me be our God Marcus
this difcorde is fare to fe,
He that it hates fhent mot he be.
Zit fall thare throw I vnderftand,
Be flrykken mony ftrake with hand.
Now may men fe quha hes zarning,
to win great honour and louing.
Begun throw worfhip and rigour,
And endit with pryce and honour,
Dere bocht with fperes on fcheldis bricht,
the worthy man feruis ane ranfoun richt,
that worfhip in the weill doand,
Suld na man hyde na be heland,
Bot oft with gude hart makes recording,
to gar the doar haue louing,
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