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The First Eastern luars ; murder of Philip.

wonted tri-
bute.

Armenia
rises, Alex-
ander sub-
jugates it.

♦ Leaf 3.

Pansamy,
a lord,
covets
Philip's
wife and
kingdom ;
he revolts
and
wounds
king Philip
to the
death.

Alexander
comes back
in the
midst of
the
troubles
and his
mother
goes to
meet him.

Pansamy
goes forth
to meet
Alexander,
but Alex-
ander slays
him.

awaye, and so es Darius pryuecle of his trybute.' And [when]
thir messengers herd thir wordes ; thay hade grete wounder of
tham & of the witt & the wisedome of Alexander.
In the mene tyme tythynge3 come to kyng Philippe, that Ermonye, 4
the whilke bi-fore was suget un-till hym, was rebelle & raysse
agaynes hym. And he garte * semble a grete Oste, and sent
Alexander thedir thare wit to feghte wit tham, and to putt tham
agayne under his subieccionn. Alexander than went wit this Oste 8
till Ermony & broghte it agayne in subieccion, as it was bi-fore.
An in the mene tyme, whils he was thare, a lorde of Macedoyne
the whilke highte Pansamy, a strange man & a balde, suget un-to
Philippe, and hade of lange tyme covette for to hafe the quene 12
Olympias, conspirede agaynes the kynge, and come with a grete
multytude of folke appon the kynge, to for-do hym. And when
tythynge3 here of come to kyng Philippe, he went to mete hym in
the felde wit a fewe men3ee. And when he sawe the grete multi- 16
tude that Pansamy hade wit hym, he turned & fledd, and Pansamy
persued after hym, and overhied hym, and strake hym thurghe
wit a spere, and 3itt ife all he were grevosely wonded, he dyed
no3te alsone, bot he laye halfe dede in the waye. And than 20
the Macedoynes, that wenede he hade bene dede, made mekill
sorowe. And when this iowrnee was done Pansamy was gretly
empridede thare offe, & went in to the kynges palace for to
take the qwene Olympias oute of it and hafe hir with hym. 24
And even the same tyme, Alexander come fra Hermony, &
sawe^1 swylke trouble & styrrynge in the rewme, and hyed hym
faste towarde the kynges palace, and when Olympias herd
telle that Alexander hir son had the victorye of his enemys, 28
& was comande nere, Scho went furthe of the palace at a prevee
posterne to mete hir son, and to welcome hym hame. And
alsone als scho come nere hym, scho criede appon hym & said.
'A A, my son Alexander, whare es the grace & the fortune 32
that oure goddes highte the, that es to say, that thou scholde
alwaye overcome thynn enemys & no3te be overcomen, that
Pansamy hase one this wyse slaen thi Fader.' And alsone the
worde come to Pansamy that Alexander was comen, and he 36
went furthe of palace for to mete hym. And also faste als
Alexander sawe hym, he oute wit a swerd and clafe his heued

^ MS. blotted at sawe.

12

The First Eastern luars ; murder of Philip.

wonted tri-
bute.

Armenia
rises, Alex-
ander sub-
jugates it.

♦ Leaf 3.

Pansamy,
a lord,
covets
Philip's
wife and
kingdom ;
he revolts
and

wounds
king Philip
to the
death.

Alexander
comes back
in the
midst of
the

troubles
and his
mother
goes to
meet him.

Pansamy
goes forth
to meet
Alexander,
but Alex-
ander slays
him.

awaye, and so es Darius pryuecle of his trybute.' And [when]
thir messengers herd' thir wordes ; J>ay hade grete wounder of
J>am & of fe witt & Ipe wisedome of Alexander.

In pe mene tyme tythyngej come to kyng Philippe, J^at Ermonye, 4
]>e whilke bi-fore was suget vn-titt hym, was rebette & raysse
agaynes hym. And he garte * semble a grete Oste, and sent
Alexander thedir "pare wit to feghte wit J^aifD, and to putt })am)
agayne vnder his subieccionfD. Alexander than) went W2t this Oste 8
titt Ermony & broghte it agayne in swbieccion), as it was bi-fore.

An in pe mene tyme, whils he was J>are, a lorde of Macedoyne
J>e whilke highte Pansamy, a strange man) & a balde, suget vn-to
Philippe, and hade of lange tyme couette for to hafe ]>e quene 12
Olympias, conspirede agaynes pe kynge, and come with a grete
multytude of folke appon) J>e kynge, to for-do hym. And when)
tythynge^ here of come to kyng Philippe, he went to mete hym in
pe felde wit a fe we men5ee. And when) he sawe pe grete mitlti- 16
tude f>at Pansamy hade wit hym, he turned' & fleddj and Pansamy
persued' after hyin), and ouerhied? hym, and strake hym thurghe
wit a spere, and 5itt ife att he were greuosely wonded', he dyed'
no^te alsone, bot he laye halfe dede in the waye. And than 20
pe Macedoynes, pat wenede he hade bene dede, made mekitt
sorowe. And when J)is iowrnee was done Pansamy was gretly
empridede pare offe, & went in to pe kynges palace for to
take pe qwene Olympias oute of it and hafe hir with hym. 24
And euen) pe same tyme, Alexander come fra Hermony, &
sawe^ swylke trouble & styrrynge in the rewme, and hyed?hym
faste towarde pe kynges palace, and when Olympias herd"
tette ]:>at Alexander hir son) had J^e victorye of his enemys, 28
& was comande nere, Scho went furthe of pe palace at a preuee
posterne to mete hir son), and to welcome hym hame. And
alsone als scho come nere hym, scho criede appon) hym) & said".

' A A, my son Alexander, whare es pe grace & pe fortune 33
pB,t oure goddes highte the, pat es to say, fat po\i scholde
alwaye ouercome thynn) enemys & nojte be ouercomen), J)at
Pansamy base one J^is wyse slaen thi Fader.' And alsone the
worde come to Pansamy pat Alexander was comen), and he 36
went furthe of palace for to mete hym). And also faste als
Alexander sawe hym, he oute wit a swerd' and clafe his heued?

^ MS. blotted at sawe.