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

OF ALEXANDER.
Gaudefere and Floridas,
And CafTamus before thame zeid,
Honour and ioy in word and dede,
Ilkane bare vther great and fmall.
To Lyonell fyne went thay all.
And afked him of his effere.
Schir loued be God better than ere,
I haue fulfilled myne avow I hecht,
And iuftit with the nobilleft knicht,
The ftarkeft and the beft rydand,
That euer zit in my lyfe I fand.
And I fand Clarus alfua,
Wyfe and courtes and gart me ta,
Ane palfray wele ambland I wis,
And Marciane here cumin is.
In my conduct here allane,
Thairfoir I pray zow euerilk ane,
To thank him of his courtafly.
Said CafTamus fhir fikkerly,
We fall be to him feruand,
He may vs to his will command.
GVDE fhir faid Marciane of pers,
I haue hard of that ze rehers.
Of the great laute and franchis.
That in zour body nurift is.
On Lyonellis conduct am I,
And cumin in his cumpany.
And prayis that it anoy zow nocht,
For of me gif ze will ocht.
Counfell or help I will blythly,
Do it forouttin lofTmgery.
We thank zow famekill faid Caffamus,
291 V.ij. Said