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

OF ALEXANDER.
Or lat his fais ane vengance tay.
And quhen lord with his men lelely,
Mantemit is and luffis honorabilly,
All will thay his auancement.
And his honour with gude entent.
And gif ze haue of thame mifter,
Tuentie is worth ane houndreth neir,
Before zow may ze fe apertly.
Se it as the E aluterly,
Of Alexander that is fa quhone,
Wynnis all the land vndir the mone,
And quhen it all is at his will.
and als obeifand him till,
For his perfoun haldis he na thing,
Bot geuis it hale as nobill King,
To thame that in his mercy ar.
The honour he hes and afkis na mair,
To hald the land in his worthy,
That winnys it fa worthely,
With ftrenth and rigour and with bounte.
and geuis it agane throw pitie,
ze wirk on zone wyfe na kin thing,
Bot reiffis forout agane geuing,
and ze fall tyne aluterly.
that wit ze weill witterly,
He that all couetis all mon tyne,
Or ellis of laute les the lyne,'
Fortune diifauis zow wit ze weill.
and turnis fa foudanly hir quheill,
Bot lat we this fpeking be,
and to our mater turn will we.
To Betys weill I vend in hy,
and haue him furth delyuerly.
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