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Alexander marches against Porus through a desert.

as we love your conversation we counsel that thee come forth of your isle and your husbonds with thou, and appear in our presence. For we swear thou by god Amon our Father, & by all our gods that thee shall have no disease of us. [Bot gyffez] us somewhat in name of tribute and we shall find thou and your Amazons that come with thou horse [ynowe]. And when thou [listees] for to wende home again, thee shall have good leave.' And when the Amazons had read this letter, they went to counsel, and thought it was best for to ascent unto him. And then they sent him x steeds the best that might be found in any country, and x other horse the best that might be gotten, and a great sum of gold. And Talifride herself and other ladies with her went unto him, and accorded with him, and went home again, wonder glad and blithe.

In the meantime it was told Alexander, that Porus, the king of India, was in Bactricen, and assembled a great Army for to fight always with him. And when Alexander heard this, he removed his Army, and chased out [c.l. of duyercs] that knew the country, for to have the governance of his Army, and to lead them surely through that strange country. In the Month of August, when the sun is most hot, they began for to take their journey. And they went through a dry country, sandy, & without water. And [nedlyngez tham byhoued] went armed, there was so great plenty of [adders?], and cruel wildebeasts. For these foresaid guides were more favorable to Porus, than to Alexander & his Army, and therefore they lead them through such barren and perilous countries. And when Alexander saw it [schope] thus, and that his counsel before had said [the sothe], that is to say, both his own friends and men of Capian, that counselled him that he sould not [hye] him overfaste, nor [tryste] too much to strangers; then he commanded that all men should go armed; & so they did. And then all the Army shone right as it had been [sternes], for some of their armors were of gold, sum of silver, and some of precious stones. And when Alexander saw the array of his Army, and their banners before them Shined so fair, he was right glad. Nevertheless great disease he had, that neither he, nor his men, might find no water.

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