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lord of the city, [seeand] this, was greatly stirred and issued out of the city & with xxx fighting men and set up a shout upon the Macedonians all at once, that all the earth trembled withal. And when the Macedonians saw a great multitude of folk come upon them, they were right feared. And then Meleager would have sent a Messenger to their lord Alexander, for to come and succor them, but he might find no man that would undertake the Message. Then their [twa batalles] met [Sampson?] & fought together, and there was Sampson slain, and Bertyne. And the Macedonians with the great multitude of their enemies were driven back, and lyke for to be driven back & discomfites. And one of the Greeks, that highte Arttes, seeing the mischief they stood In, [wann] him out of the Battle & went in all the haste, that he might, till Alexander & told him that the Greeks & the Macedonians were in [poynte] to be [mescheuede], but if he [suppoellde them the tittere]. And then Alexander left the siege of Tyre, and went with his Oste to the vale of Josaphat, and found his men right hardy [by-stadde] with their enemies. And he and his Oste enveloped all their enemies, and [dug?] them down & slew them like a mother's son. And when he had so done he turned again unto Tyre, and found the [Bastelle], that he had made in the See, [dug?] down to the ground. For also as Alexander was gone from Tyre to the valley of Josaphat, Balan that was lord of Tyre escaped out of the city with the folk thereof, & assailled the [bastell] manfully, and took it & [dug?] it down. And when Alexander saw that, he was greatly angered, and his heart wonder [heuy], as so were all the Macedonians and the Greeks.
Insomuch that were nearly in despair for to win the city, and were in [pynte] to have risen up the siege. And on the night next [Sunday?], Alexander, as he lay & slept, dreamed that he had in his hand a grape, the which him thought he cast down under his feet, and trade thereon, & also there ran out of it a great deal of wine. And when Alexander wakened, he called to him a Philosopher & told him his dream. And the Philosopher answered, 'be bold,' quoth he, '& live to ensiege Tyre, for the grape that thou

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lord of the city, seeing this, was greatly stirred and issued out of the city with 30 fighting men and set up a clamor upon the Macedonians all at once, that all the earth trembled with it all. And when the Macedonians saw a great multitude of folk come upon them, they were right afraid. And then Melagere would have sent a messenger to their lord Alexander, for to come and succor them, but he might find no man that would undertake the message. Then their two battles met Samen and fought together, and there was Sampson slain, and Bertyne. And the Macedonians with the great multitude of their enemys were driven back and like for to be driven back and defeated. Any any of the Greeks, that named Arttes, saying the ill-fortune they stoode in, won him out of the battle and went in all the hast, that he might, call Alexander and told him that the Greeks and the Macedonians were in ready to battle, but if he supplied them the [tittre]. And them Alexander left the seige of Tyre, and went with his host to the valley of Josophat, and found his men right hard beset by their enemys, and beat them down and slayed them, every mother's son. And when he had done so, he turned again unto to Tyre, and found the bastille, that he had made in the sea, hammered down to the ground. For as Alexander was gone from Tyre to the valley of Josaphay, Balan that was lord of the Tyre came out of the city with the people thereof, and assailled the bastille manfully, and took it and tore it down. And when Alexander saw that, he was greatly angered, and his heart was extremely heavy, and so were all the Macedonians and the Greeks. Insomuch that

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lord of the city, [seeand] this, was greatly stirred and issued
out of the city & wit xxx fighting men and set up a shout upon the Macedonians all at once, that all the earth trembled withal. And when the Macedonians saw a great multitude of folk come upon them, they were right feared. And then Meleager would have sent a Messenger to their lord Alexander,
for to come and succor them, but he might find no man that would undertake the Message. Then their [twa batalles] met [Sampson?] & fought together, and there was Sampson slain, and Bertyne. And the Macedonians with the great multitude of their enemies were driven back, and lyke for to be driven back & discomfites. And one of the Greeks, that highte Arttes, seeing the mischief they stood In, wann him out of the Battle & went in all the haste, that he might, till Alexander
& told him that the Greeks & the Macedonians were in poynte to be mescheuede, but if he suppoellde them the tittere. And then Alexander left the siege of Tyre, and went with his Oste to the vale of Josaphat, and fand his men rigte harde
by-stadde with their enemies. And he and his Oste umbylapped all their enemies, and daunge them down & slew them like
a mother's son. And when he had so done he turned agayne
unto Tyre, and fande the Bastelle, that he had made in the See,
dongen down to the ground. For also as Alexander was gane fre Tyre to the valley of Josaphat, Balan that was lord of Tyre ischewid out of the city with the folk thereof, & assailled the bastell manfully, and took it & dange it doune. And when Alexander saw that, he was greatly angered, and his heart wonder heuy, ans so were all the Macedonians and the Greeks.
In so mekill that ware nerehand in despair for to win the city, and ware in pynte to have risen up the siege. And on the night next suande, Alexander, as he lay & slept, dreamed that he had in his hand a grape, the whilke him thoghte he cast down under his feet, and trade thereon, & also there ran out of it a great deal of wine. And when Alexander wakened, he called to him a Philosopher & told him his dream. And the Philosopher answered, 'be bold,' quoth he, '& live to ensiege Tyre, for the grape that thou

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lord of the city, seeing this, was greatly stirred and issued out of the city with 30 fighting men and set up a clamor upon the Macedonians all at once, that all the earth trembled with it all. And when the Macedonians saw a great multitude of folk come upon them, they were right afraid. And then Melagere would have sent a messenger to their lord Alexander, for to come and succor them, but he might find no man that would undertake the message. Then their two battles met Samen and fought together, and there was Sampson slain, and Bertyne. And the Macedonians with the great multitude of their enemys were driven back and like for to be driven back and defeated. Any any of the Greeks, that named Arttes, saying the ill-fortune they stoode in, won him out of the battle and went in all the hast, that he might, call Alexander and told him that the Greeks and the Macedonians were in ready to battle, but if he supplied them the [tittre]. And them Alexander left the seige of Tyre, and went with his host to the valley of Josophat, and found his men right hard beset by their enemys, and beat them down and slayed them, every mother's son. And when he had done so, he turned again unto to Tyre, and found the bastille, that he had made in the sea, hammered down to the ground. For as Alexander was gone from Tyre to the valley of Josaphay, Balan that was lord of the Tyre came out of the city with the people thereof, and assailled the bastille manfully, and took it and tore it down. And when Alexander saw that, he was greatly angered, and his heart was extremely heavy, and so were all the Macedonians and the Greeks. Insomuch that