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

OF EFFESOVN
Alexander and his menze,
that difcomfit had Caneus,
And come to helpe Emynedus,
als ardently as he beft mocht,
and als with him quha had focht,
Mony ane Worthy man and wicht,
And mony ane haubrek fare and bricht,
And mony ane plate and mony ane fheild,
And mony ane helme quha weill beheld,
And mony riche acquatyfe,
And mony lamit on findre wyfe.
That battell knew he fone on ane,
Men and the fkaith that he had tane,
He faid loud that thay micht here,
Zonder is Alexander de lere.
Throw quhome my father tynt I haue,
My brether and nerhand all the laue,
Na die I neuer quhill I the King,
Slay, or throw the body thring,
Be all the goddis that I in trow,
Sen thufgait me is hapned now,
I fall fet all to all haly,
Doand furth my deuory.
Dame Fefonas the fare to feill.
That me hes lykit to fe fa weill,
Sail neuer here na man fay.
That I haue borne me heir to day.
As ane cowart into this fecht.
With that he ftered the fteid of mycht,
With armes ftraucht out he cryit his fenze,
His men him followit that wald nocht fenze.
To Alexanders battell Porrus fliupe,
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