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

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that fum that ere tuke the bale to ga,
Cryit than furth the tyme is nere,
that tliir folk falbe difcumfit here,
And the citte of Effefoun,
Sail to the erd be dungin doun.
and the folk that was thare in,
Outher brint or hangit be the chin.
Porrus fall haue dame Fefonas,
that is fa fare of fax ard face,
Schent worth he that Porrus will faill,
Quhill difcomfit be the great battailL
Quhen thay of Inde the King hes fene.
Throw his worfliip ly on the grene,
Commonly begouth thay than,
to blis Porrus that nobill man.
that micht reif fra Emynedoun,
His gude fteid tuyfe in a randoun.
Sa faft he comfort them than,
That his enfmze cryit ilk man,
Sa that mony that fleand war.
Cum agane to thame that fechtand ar,
to fuccour Alexander the King,
Men micht here trumpettis and taburing,
And ftryking with fuordis bare.
And axes and knyues that fliai-pely fliare,
that ftyntit on the ftaluart fteill,
Haubrekis and gorgettis wit ze weill.
War all to hewin and knichtis thare
Vnder hors feit defoulit ware.
Rede blude ran out of woundis raith,
That bludeit erd and ftanes baith.
the gude Porrus that to aflaill,
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