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Alexander writes to the Athenians.

art welcome. Thou shall conquer all the world.' On the morn Scrassageras went to the same temple, and also as the priest saw him, she said unto him : ' Scrassageras quoth she, ' what thou within a short while thou shall be deprived of the lordship that thou now has?' And when he heard this he was right wrathe with her, & said, 'thou art not worthy,' quoth he, 'for to be priest here. Alexander come to the yesterday, and thou prophesied him good; And to me thou says, that I shall lose all my lordship.' And she answered; & said, "Bee not angry to me,' quoth she: 'for all this [buse] be fulfilled,' and nothing thereof left [ne overhippede.'] A little after it fell that Alexander was greatly angered at Scraggageras, and took from. him his lordship, & Scrassageras went to the city of Athenz, and [sare wepande] he complained him to the citizens of Athenz & told them how that Alexander had deprived him of his lordship. And then the Atheneans were wonder wrathe towards Alexander, and made great boast & menace, that they should rise against him, but if he restored Scrassageras again to his lordship. Alexander removed his Oste from Platea to the city of Athens, and when he heard tell that the Atheneans were wrathe to himward, and menaced him, he wrote unto them a letter that spake on this ways.

Alexander, the son of Philippe and of queen Olympias, unto the Atheneans, greeting. From the time that our father was dead, & we were set in the Throne of his dignity, we went into the west Marches, where all the folks that duells therefore the most party [zalde] them unto us without stress. From the city of Rome to the west sea ocean, all men submit them unto us that with our own free will we have taken them to our grace. And these that would not submit them to us with fareness, we have destroyed them & their cities, and [dougen] them down to the earth. And now this other day as we went from Macedonia & passed through Asye: by the city of Thebe, the Thebeans despised us, & [lete] as they set not by us. But anon we [garte] their pride fall, and de-

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