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[^TEXT:  ALEXANDER'S LETTER.
THREE OLD ENGLISH PROSE TEXTS
IN MS. COTTON VITELLIUS A XV.
EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY, 161.
ED. S. RYPINS.
NEW YORK: KRAUS REPRINT CO., 1971 (1924).
PP. 1.1 - 50.6^]

[^B22.1^]
<P 1>
<R 1>
   Her is seo gesegenis alexandres epistoles +t+as miclan
kyninges & +t+as m+aran macedoniscan +tone he 
wrat & sende to aristotile his magistre be gesetenisse
indie +t+are miclan +teode, & be +t+are widgalnisse 
his si+dfato [^RYPINS: si+dfata^] & his fora, +te he geond
middangeard ferde.
<R 8>
Cw+a+t he +tus sona +arest in fruman +t+as epistoles.
<R 9>
Simle ic beo gemindig, ge efne betweoh tweondan frecennisse
ura gefeohta, +tu min se leofesta lareow 
& efne to minre meder & geswystrum +tu me eart se
leofesta freond.
<R 13>
Ond for +ton +te ic +te wiste wel getydne in wisdome, +ta
ge+tohte ic for +ton to +te to writanne be
+t+am +teodlonde indie, & be heofenes gesetenissum & be
+t+am unarimdum cynnum n+adrena, & monna, &
wildeora, to +ton +t+at hw+athwygo to +t+are ongietenisse
+tissa minra +tinga +tin gelis & glengista ge+teode.
<R 20>
+teah [^RYPINS: +teoh^]
<P 2>
to +te seo gefylde gleawnis & snyttro n+aniges
fultumes ab+ade+d sio lar +t+as rihtes hw+a+tere
ic wolde +t+at +tu mine d+ade ongeate, +ta +tu lufast & +ta
+ting +te ungesewene mid +te siond, +ta ic in
indie geseah +turh monigfeald gewin & +turh micle
frecennisse mid greca herige.
<R 26>
+ta ic +te write & cy+te, & +aghwylc +tara is wyr+de
synderlice in gemyndum to habbanne +after +t+are wisan 
+te ic hit oferseah.
<R 29>
Ne gelyfde ic +aniges monnes gesegenum swa fela wundorlicra
+tinga +t+at hit swa beon mihte +ar ic hit 
self minum eagum ne gesawe.
<R 32>
Seo eor+de is to wundrienne hw+at heo +arest o+t+te godra
+tinga cenne, o+d+de eft +tara yfelra, +te heo
+t+am sceawigendum is +ateowed.
<R 35>
Hio is cennende +ta fulcu+tan & wecga oran, & wunderlice
wyhta, +ta +ting eall +t+am monnum +te hit geseo+d 
& sceawiga+d w+aron une+te to gewitanne for +t+are
missenlicnisse +tara hiowa.
<R 39>
Ac +ta +ding +te me nu in gemynd cuma+d +arest +ta ic +te
write, +ty l+as on me m+age idel spellung 
<P 3>
o+t+te scondlic leasung beon gest+aled.
<R 41>
Hw+at +tu eac sylfa const +ta gecynd mines modes mec a
gewunelice healdon +t+at gemerce so+des & rihtes.
<R 44>
Ond ic sperlicor mid wordum s+agde +tonne hie mid d+adum
gedon w+arun.
<R 45>
Nu ic hw+a+tre gehyhte & gelyfe +t+at +tu +tas +ting ongete
swa +tu me ne talige owiht gelpan & secgan be 
+t+are micelnisse ures gewinnes & compes.
<R 48>
For +don ic oft wiscte & wolde +t+at hyra l+as w+are swa
gewinfulra.
<R 49>
Ic +d+as +toncunge do greca herige & swy+dost +t+am
m+agene +t+are iugu+te & +t+am unforswy+tdum urum weorode, 
for +ton on ie+tum +tingum hie me mid w+aron & on +t+am
earfe+dum no from bugon.
<R 54>
Ac hie on +t+are ge+tylde mid me a wunedon +t+at ic w+as
nemned ealra kyninga kyning.
<R 56>
+tara weor+dmynta blissa +tu min se leofa lareow.
<R 57>
Ond ic nu +tas +ting write to +te gem+anelice & to olimphiade
minre meder & minum geswustrum for +ton 
incer lufu sceal beon somod gem+ane.
<R 60>
And gif hit 
<P 4>
o+tor bi+d, +tonne +ateawest +tu l+asson +tonne
ic nu +ar to +te gelyfde.
<R 62>
On +t+am +arrum gewritum +te ic +te sende, ic +te cy+tde &
getacnode be +t+are asprungnisse sunnan & monan 
& be tungla rynum & gesetenissum & be lyfte tacnungum.
<R 66>
+ta +ding eall ne magon elcor beon buton micelre gemynde swa
geendebyrded, & forestihtod.
<R 68>
Ond nu +tas niwan spel ic +te ealle in cartan awrite.
<R 69>
+donne +tu hie r+ade, +tonne wite +tu +t+at hie ealle swylce
w+aron, Swa +tam gemyndum gedafenode +tines 
alexandres +te to sendanne.
<R 72>
On maius +t+am mon+te persea se kyning dariun +at gande
+t+are ea we hine oforcwomon, & oferswy+ddon, 
& us +t+ar in onweald geslogon eal his londrice.
<R 75>
Ond we +t+ar settan & geendebyrdedon ure gerefan +t+am
east+teodum & monegum cynelicum weor+dmyndum
we w+aron gewelgode.
<R 78>
On +t+am +arron epistole ic +te +t+at s+agde, & +ty l+as
+t+at eow seo s+agen monifealdlicor bi +ton +tuhte 
<P 5>
to writanne, ic +ta wille swa l+atan, & +ta secgon +te nu
+d+ar gewurdon.
<R 82>
On iulius mon+de on +t+am ytemestum dagum +t+as mon+des we
cwomon in indie lond in fasiacen +ta stowe.
<R 84>
Ond we +ta mid wunderlicre hre+dnisse porrum +tone cyning
ofercwomon & oferswy+ddon.
<R 86>
Ond we ealle his +teode on onwald onfengon, & +t+am londe we
w+aron monegum cynelicum weolum geweor+dode.
<R 89>
Ac ic wolde +t+at +tu +ta +ding ongeate +ta +de weor+de
sindon in gemyndum to habbanne.
<R 90>
+arest ic +te write be +t+are unarimedlican mengeo his
weoredes, +t+as w+as buton unarimedlican fe+tum,
sixtene +tusend monna & eahta hund eored manna ealle mid
heregeatwum gegerede.
<R 95>
And we +ta +t+ar genoman feower hund elpenda, & on +tam
ufan stodon gew+apnode scyttan, & +ta torras 
& +ta scylfas on him b+aron +ta elpendas +te +da byrnwigon
onstodan.
<R 99>
+after +ton we +da cynelican burh porres mid urum w+apnum in
eodon.
<R 100>
<P 6>
Ond his healle & +ta cynelican geseto his sceawedon.
<R 101>
+t+ar [^RYPINS: +tar^] w+aron gyldene columnan swi+de micle &
trumlice & f+aste, +da w+aron unmetlice greate [{heanisse{] 
upp, +dara w+as +te we gerimdon be +t+am gemete cccc.
<R 105>
+ta wagas w+aron eac gyldne mid gyldnum +telum an+aglede
fingres +ticce.
<R 107>
Mid +ty ic +da wolde geornlicor +ta +ting geseon & fur+dor
eode +ta geseah ic gyldenne wingeard trumlicne 
& f+astlicne, & +ta twigo his hongodon geond +ta
columnan.
<R 111>
+da wundrode ic +t+as swi+de.
W+aron in +t+am wingearde gyldenu leaf & his hon & his
w+astmas w+aron cristallum & smaragdus, eac +t+at 
gimcyn mid +t+am cristallum ingemong hongode.
<R 115>
His brydburas & his heahcleofan ealle w+aron eorcnanstanum
unionibus & carbunculis +t+am gimcynnum 
swi+dast gefr+atwode.
<R 118>
Uton hie w+aron elpendbanum geworhte +ta w+aron wunderlice
hwite & f+agere & cypressus styde & laurisce 
<P 7>
hie utan wre+tedon, & gyldne sty+teo.
<R 122>
Hie uton wre+tedon & a+trawene +d+ar [^RYPINS: +dar^] 
ingemong stodon, & unarimedlicu goldhord +t+ar w+aron 
inne & ute & monifealdlicu hie w+aron & missenlicra cynna.
<R 125>
And monig fatu gimmiscu & cristallisce dryncfatu & gyldne
sestras +d+ar w+aron for+d borenne.
<R 128>
seldon we +t+ar +anig seolfor fundon.
<R 129>
Si+d+tan ic +ta me h+afde +tas +ting eall be gewealdum, +ta
wilnode ic indeum innanwearde to geseonne.
<R 131>
+da becwom ic on caspiam +t+at lond mid ealle mine herige.
<R 133>
+ta w+as +d+ar seo w+astmberendeste eor+te +d+as +teodlondes.
<R 134>
And ic swi+de wundrade +ta ges+alignesse +t+are eor+dan & ic
swi+de wundrade +ta ges+alignesse +t+are eor+dan 
& ic efne gefeonde in minum mode geornlicor +da lond
sceawigean wolde.
<R 138>
+ta s+agdon us +da bigengean +t+as londes +t+at we us
warnigan scoldon wi+d +ta missenlican 
<P 8>
cynd n+adrena & hrifra wildeora +ty l+as we on +da becwomon.
<R 142>
+t+ara m+anego in +dissum dunum & denum & on wudum, & on
feldum eardigea+d & in stanholum hie selfe diglia+d.
<R 144>
Ac hw+a+tre ma ic wolde +t+am frecnan wege & si+dfatum
foeran +donne +t+am gehyldrum wegum, to +don +t+at
+done fleondon porrum of +t+am gefeohte +t+at ic hine
gemette +ar he on +ta westenu middangeardes gefluge.
<R 149>
Ic me +da mid genom cc lad+teowa & eac l +te +da
genran wegas cu+dan +tara si+dfato.
<R 151>
+da ferde we in agustes mon+te +turh +ta weallendan sond, &
+turh +ta w+adlan stowe w+atres & +alcere w+atan.
<R 153>
And ic mede gehet +t+am us cu+tlice gel+addon +turh +ta
uncu+dan land indie & mec wolde mid mine herige 
onsund gel+adon in patriacen +t+at lond.
<R 157>
And swi+dast ic wilnade +t+at hie me gel+addon to +t+am
dioglum godwebwyrhtum, +da +tonne wunderlice of 
sunnan treowcynne & of his leafum & of his flyse, +t+as
<P 9>
treowes spunnon & swa eac to godewebbe w+afon & worhtan.
<R 162>
Ac hie +ta londliode tiolodon ma ussa feonda willan to
gefremmanne +tonne urne, for +ton +te hie us 
gel+addon +turh +ta lond +te +ta unarefnedlican cyn
n+adrena & hrifra wildeora in w+aron.
<R 166>
+da ongeat ic selfa & geseah of d+ale +t+at me +ta earfe+du
becwoman.
<R 168>
For +ton ic +ar forlet & ne gymde +tara nytlicra ge+teahta
minra freonda & +tara monna +te me +t+at logon 
+t+at ic +t+am wegum ferde.
<R 171>
+da bebead ic minum +tegnum & hie het +t+at hie hie mid
heora w+apnum gereden, & mid +ty herige for+d ferdon.
<R 173>
And hie eac swylce +t+at min weorod & +ta mine +tegnas & eal
min here goldes & eorcnanstana +t+at hie
gehergad, & genumen h+afdon micel gemet mid him w+agon &
l+addon.
<R 177>
For +ton hie wendon & ondredon gif hie hit behindon forleton
+t+at hiora fynd hit +tonne deagollice 
genomon & onweg aleddon.
<R 180>
Ond efne swi+de +ta mine +tegnas 
<P 10>
& eal min weorod w+as
gewelgod +t+at hie une+de ealle +ta byr+dene +t+as goldes 
mid him aberan & al+adan meahton.
<R 183>
Swelce eac heora w+apena noht lytel byr+den w+as for +ton
eal heora w+apenu +t+ara minra +tegna & ealles 
mines weoredes & heriges ic hie mid gyldenum +telum
bewyrcean.
<R 187>
Ond eall min weorod w+as on +ta gelicnesse tungles o+d+de
ligite for +t+are micelnisse +t+as goldes.
<R 190>
Hit scan & berhte, foran swa ymb me uton mid +trymme &
herebeacen & segnas beforan me l+addon.
<R 192>
Ond swa micel wundor & w+afersien w+as +t+as mines weoredes
on f+agernisse ofer ealle o+tre +teodkyningas 
+te in middangearde w+aron.
<R 195>
+da sceawede ic seolfa & geseah mine ges+alinesse & min
wuldor & +ta fromnisse minre iugu+de & ges+alignisse 
mines lifes, +ta w+as ic hw+athwugo in gefean in
minum mode ahafen.
<R 200>
ac swa hit oft ges+ale+d on +t+am 
<P 11>
selran +tingum & on +t+am
gesundrum, +t+at seo wyrd & sio hiow hie oft 
oncyrre+d & on o+ter hworfe+d, +ta gelomp us +t+at we
wurdon earfo+dlice mid +turste geswencte & gew+acte.
<R 205>
+done +turst we +tonne earfo+dlice ab+aron & ar+afndon, +ta
w+as haten seferus min +tegn funde +ta w+ater in
anum holan stane & +ta mid ane helme hlod hit & me to brohte.
<R 209>
And he sylfa +tursti w+as se min +tegn, & hw+a+tre he
swi+dor mines feores & gesynto wilnade +tonne his selfes.
<R 211>
+ta he +ta +t+at w+ater me to brohte swa ic +ar s+agde +ta
het ic min weorod & ealle mine dugu+te tosomne, 
& hit +ta beforan heora ealra onsyne ni+der ageat, +ty
l+as ic drunce & +tone minne +tegn +tyrste &
minne here & ealne +te mid me w+as.
<R 217>
Ond ic +ta beforan him eallum herede seferes d+ade +t+as
mines +tegnes, & hine beforan hiora ealra 
onsione mid deorweor+dum 
<P 12>
gyfum gegeafede for +d+are d+ade.
<R 221>
Ond +ta mid +ty +te +t+at min werod gehyrted & gestilled
w+as, +ta ferdon we for+d +ty wege +te we +ar ongunnon 
+da n+as long to +ton in +t+am westenne +t+at we to sumre
ea cwoman.
<R 225>
On +t+are ea ofre stod hreod & pintreow & abies +t+at
treowcyn ungemetlicre gryto & micelnysse +ty clyfe 
weox & wridode.
<R 228>
+ta we to +t+are ea cwoman, +da het ic for +d+am
unarefnedlican +turste +te me selfum getenge w+as & eac 
eallum minum herige & +t+am nytenum +te us mid w+aron mine
fyrd restan & wician.
<R 232>
Mid +ty we +da gewicod h+afdon +da wolde ic minne +turst
lehtan & celan.
<R 233>
+ta ic +t+at w+ater bergde +da w+as hit biterre & grimre to
drincanne +tonne ic +afre +anig o+der bergde.
<R 235>
And now+ter ne hit se mon drincan meahte ne his +anig neat
onbitan ne meahte.
<R 237>
+ta w+as ic swi+de on minum mode generwed for +d+am dumbum
nytenum, for +ton ic wiste +t+at men y+telicor 
meahton +tone +turst arefnan +tonne +ta 
<P 13>
nietenu.
<R 241>
W+as +t+ara fe+derfota nietena micel m+anigeo mid me & micel
m+anigeo elpenda +ta +te gold w+agon & l+addon 
ungemetlicre micelnisse +dusend, & twa +tusenda horsa &
cccc buton +t+am eoreda, & xx +tusenda 
fe+tena.
<R 246>
+tonne w+as +tridde healf +tusend mula +de +ta seamas
w+agon, & xxx +tusenda ealfarena & oxna +ta +de hw+ate 
b+aron, twa +tusenda olfenda, fif hund hry+dra +tara
+te mon d+aghwamlice to mete dyde.
<R 250>
W+as unrim get+al eac +ton on horsum & on mulum & on
olfendum & on elpendum ungemetlicu m+angeo us 
+after ferde.
<R 253>
Ealle +ta w+aron mid unarefnedlice +turste geswencte &
gew+acte.
<R 255>
+da men +tonne hwilum hie +ta iren geloman liccodan hwilum
hie ele byrgdon & on +ton +tone grimman +turst 
celdon.
<R 258>
Sume men +donne of hiora scome +ta w+atan for +t+am nyde
+tigdon.
<R 259>
Seo wise w+as +ta [{in me{] on twa healfa une+te 
<P 14>
[\SPACE FOR TWO CHARACTERS\] +arest be minre seolfre 
ned+tearfe, & mines weorodes.
<R 262>
Het ic +ta +alcne mon hine mid his w+apnum gegerwan, & faran
for+d & +t+at eac f+astlice bebead +d+at se 
mon se ne w+are mid his w+apnum +after fyrd wison gegered,
+t+at hine mon scolde mid w+apnum acwellan.
<R 266>
+da wundredon hie swi+de for hwon hie +ta hefignesse &
micelnisse +dara w+apna in swa miclum +turste 
beran scoldon +t+ar n+anig feond ne +ateowde.
<R 270>
Ac ic wiste hw+a+tre +t+at ure for & si+df+at w+as +turh +ta
lond & stowe +te missenlicra cynna eardung in 
w+as, n+adrena & rifra wildeora.
<R 273>
Ond we we +de +t+as londes ungleawe & unwise w+aron, +t+at
usic +donne semninga hwelc earfe+do on becwome.
<R 275>
Ferdon we +ta for+d be +t+are ea ofre, +da w+as seo eato+de
tid d+ages.
<R 277>
+ta cwoman we to sumre byrig, seo burh w+as on midre +t+are
ea in anum eglonde getimbred.
<R 279>
W+as seo burh mid +ty hreode & treowcynne +te on +t+are 
<P 15>
ea ofre weox & we +ar biwriton & s+agdon asett & geworht.
<R 282>
+da gesawon we in +t+are byrig & ongeaton mennisce men fea
healf nacode eardigende.
<R 284>
+da hie +ta us gesawon hie selfe sona in heora husum
deagollice hie mi+tan. +da wilnade ic +tara monna 
onsyne to geseonne, +t+at hie us fersc w+ater & swete
get+ahton.
<R 287>
Mid +ty we +da longe bidon & us n+anig mon to wolde +ta
het ic fea str+ala sendan in +ta burh innan, 
to +ton gif hie hiera willum us to noldon +t+at hie for
+t+am ege +t+as gefeohtes nede scoldon.
<R 292>
+da w+aron hie +ty swy+dor afyrhte & hie f+astor hyddan.
<R 293>
+ta het ic cc minra +tegna of greca herige leohtum
w+apnum hie gegyrwan, & hie on sunde to +t+are 
byrig foron & swumman ofer +after +t+are ea to +t+am
eglande.
<R 297>
+ta hie +da h+afdon feor+dan d+al +t+are ea geswummen, +da
becwom sum ongrislic wise on hie.
<R 299>
+t+at w+as +tonne nicra mengeo on onsione maran & unhyrlicran 
<P 16>
+tonne +da elpendas in +done grund +t+are
ea & betweoh +da y+da +t+as w+ateres +ta men besencte & mid
heora mu+de hie sliton & blodgodon & hie ealle 
swa fornamon, +t+at ure n+anig wiste hw+ar hiora +ani cwom.
<R 306>
+da w+as ic swi+de yrre +t+am minum lad+teowum, +ta us on
swylce frecennissa gel+addon.
<R 308>
Het hiera +da bescufan in +ta ea l & c & sona +t+as
+de hie inne w+aron, swa w+aron +ta nicoras gearwe 
tobrudon hie swa hie +ta o+dre +ar dydon, & swa +ticce
hie in +t+are ea aweollon swa +amettan +da nicras, 
& swilc unrim heora w+as.
<R 313>
+ta het ic blawan mine byman & +ta fyrd faran.
<R 315>
+ta hit +da w+as sio endlefte tid d+ages & we for+d ferdon.
<R 316>
+da gesawon we men +after +t+are ea feran, h+afdon of +t+am
hreode & of +t+am treowcynne +te in +d+are ea ofre 
stodon on scipwisan geworht +t+at hie onufan s+aton.
<R 320>
+ta men 
<P 17>
mid +ty we +after ferscum w+atre hie frunon, +ta
onswaredon hie us & s+adon hw+ar we hit findan 
mehton in hiora gereorde & cw+adon +t+at we fundon sumne
swi+de micelne mere in +t+am w+are fersc w+ater 
& swete genog, & +t+at we genog ra+de to +t+am
becwoman gif we geornfulle w+aron.
<R 327>
And +ta for +t+am +tingum swa monigra geswencnissa +t+at we
ealle +ta niht ferdon mid +turste gew+acte 
& mid ura w+apna byr+tenum swi+de geswencte.
<R 331>
And ofer ealle +ta niht +de we ferdon +t+at us symle leon &
beran & tigris & pardus & wulfas ure ehtan, 
& we +t+am wi+dstodon.
<R 333>
+ta +dy +aftran d+age +da hit w+as seo eahto+de tid
d+ages, +ta cwomon we to +t+am mere +de us mon +ar fores+ade.
<R 336>
+ta w+as he eall mid wudu beweaxen mile br+ado, w+as
hw+a+tre weg to +d+am w+atre.
<R 338>
+da w+as ic gefeonde +t+as swetan w+atres & +t+as ferscan &
+ta sona minne +turst +arest gelehte 
<P 18>
& +ta eal
min weored, +da het ic w+atrian sona ure hors & ure nieteno
eall w+aron hie swi+de mid +turste fornumene 
+da het ic sio+d+dan sona +ta fyrd wician.
<R 344>
W+as seo wicstow +da on lengo xxes furlonga long, &
swa eac in br+ado.
<R 346>
Sio+d+tan hie +ta gewicod h+afdon, +ta het ic ceorfan +da
bearwas & +tone wudu fyllan +t+at monnum w+are 
+ty e+tre to +t+am w+aterscipe to ganganne, & to +t+am
mere +te we bi gewicod h+afdon.
<R 351>
+ta het ic +da gesamnian eall +ta ure hors & nietenu &
elpendas & hie het gebringan on middum +t+am urum 
wicum, & betwih +t+am geteldum, +ty l+as hiora +anig to
lore wurde, for +ton us w+as uncu+d hw+at us
on nihtlicum fyrste ges+alde.
<R 356>
And +ta het ic eac of +t+am wudo +te +d+ar gefylled w+as
+t+at mon fyr on+alde, sio fyrd +te mid me w+as 
+ta didon hie swa.
<R 359>
And +ta +d+ar on+aldon +tusend fyra & eac fif hund, for +ton 
<P 19>
ic +t+at dyde gif us on niht uncu+des hw+at 
on becwome +t+at we h+afdon +at +t+am fyre leoht & fullaste.
<R 363>
+ta we +tara fyra h+afdon on+aled swa fela swa us +ta +duhte,
+ta bleow man mine byman & ic mete +tigde
& eall min fyrd swa dyde.
<R 366>
W+as hit +ta an tid to +afenes, & +ta het ic onb+arnan +dara
gyldenra leohtfato +te ic mid me h+afde twa +tusendo.
<R 369>
+da toforan monan upgonge +ta cwomon +t+ar scorpiones +t+at
wyrmcyn swa hie +ar gewunelice w+aron +t+as w+atersciepes.
<R 372>
W+as +t+ara wyrma micel m+anegeo & heora w+as unrim & hie
swi+de on +ta ure wic onetton & in +ta feollon.
<R 374>
+da +after +ton cwoman +t+ar hornede n+adran carastis +t+at
n+adercyn.
<R 376>
+ta w+aron ealle missenlices hiwes, for +ton hie w+aron sume
reode, sume blace, sume hwite.
<R 378>
Sumum +tonne scinan +ta scilla & lixtan swylce hie w+aron
gyldne +tonne mon onlocode.
<P 20>
<R 381>
eall +t+at lond hleo+drade for +tara wyrma hwistlunge, & us
eac noht lytel ege from him w+as.
<R 383>
Ac we +ta mid scyldum us scyldan, & eac mid longsceaftum
sperum hie slogan & cwealdon monige eac in fyre forburnon.
<R 385>
+tas +ding we +tus drugon +t+at we swa wi+d +tam wyrmum
fuhtan & wunnan huru twa tida +t+are nihte.
<R 388>
Sio+d+tan hie +ta wyrmas h+afdon ondruncen +t+as w+atres +ta
gewiton hie +tonon, & ure no ne ehton.
<R 390>
+da w+as seo +tridde tid +t+are nihte, +ta wolde we us
gerestan, +ta cwoman +t+ar n+adran eft wunderlicran 
+tonne +da o+tre w+aron & egeslicran.
<R 393>
+ta h+afdon tu heafdo & eac sume h+afdon +treo.
<R 394>
W+aron hie wunderlicre micelnisse, w+aron hie swa greate swa
columnan ge eac sume uphyrran & gryttran, 
cwoman +ta wyrmas of +t+am neahdunum & scrafum +tider
to +ton +t+at hie +t+at w+ater drincan woldon.
<R 399>
Eodon +ta wyrmas & scluncon wundorlice, w+aron him +ta
breost upgewende & on +d+am 
<P 21>
hricge eodon, & 
a swa hie hit geforan gelice mid +t+am scillum gelice mid
+de mu+te +da eor+tan sliton & t+aron.
<R 403>
H+afdon hie +ta wyrmas +trieslite tungan & +tonne hie
e+dedon +tonne eode him of +ty mu+de mid +ty oro+te
swylce byrnende +tecelle.
<R 406>
W+as +t+ara wyrma oro+d & e+tung swi+de deadberende &
+aterne & for hiora +t+am wolbeorendan oro+de monige 
men swulton.
<R 409>
Wi+d +tissum wyrmum we fuhton leng +tonne ane tide +t+are
nihte, & hie +ta wyrmas acwealdon xxxtig
monna +t+are fyrde, & minra agenra +tegna xx.
<R 412>
+da b+ad ic +ta fyrde hw+a+tre +t+at hie h+afdon god ellen
+tara +tinga +te us on becwomon swa monigra geswencnissa 
& earfe+do.
<R 415>
+ta hit w+as seo fifte tid +t+are nihte, +ta mynton we us
gerestan, ac +ta cwoman +t+ar hwite leon in fearra 
gelicnisse swa micle & hie ealle swi+de grymetende ferdon.
<R 419>
Mid +ty +da leon +tyder cwoman +ta r+asdon hie sona on us &
we us wi+d him sceldan +t+as +de we 
<P 22>
mihton &
us w+as sw+alc geswencnis & swilc earfe+to mid deorum
becymen in +t+are sweartan niht & in +t+are +tystran.
<R 423>
Swelce eac laforas +t+ar cwoman unm+atlicre micelnisse, &
monig o+ter wildeor & eac tigris us on +t+are 
nihte +tar abisgodon.
<R 426>
Swelce +t+ar eac cwoman hrea+temys +ta w+aron in culefrena
gelicnesse swa micle, & +ta on ure ondwlitan 
sperdon & us pulledon.
<R 429>
H+afdon hie eac +ta hrea+temys te+d in monna gelicnisse, &
hie mid +t+am +ta men wundodon & t+aron.
<R 431>
Eac +d+am o+trum bisgum & geswencnissum +te us on becwom,
+ta cwom semninga swi+de micel deor sum mare 
+tonne +tara o+dra +anig.
<R 434>
H+afde +t+at deor +trie hornas on foran heafde & mid +t+am
hornum w+as egeslice gew+apnod.
<R 436>
+t+at deor indeos hata+d (\dentes tyrannum\) .
<R 438>
H+afde +t+at deor horse gelic heafod, & w+as bl+aces heowes.
<R 439>
+dis deor mid +ty +de hit +t+as w+atres ondronc, +ta beheold
hit +ta ure wicstowe, & +ta semninga on us & on ure 
<P 23>
wicstowe r+asde.
<R 442>
Ne hit for +t+am bryne wandode +t+as hatan leges & fyres +te
him w+as ongean, ac hit ofer eall wod & eode.
<R 444>
Mid +ty ic +ta getrymede +t+at m+agen greca heriges, & we
us wi+d him scyldan woldon, +ta hit ofsloh 
sona minra +tegna xxvi ane r+ase, & lii hit oftr+ad,
& hie to loman gerenode +t+at hie mec n+anigre
note nytte beon meahton.
<R 449>
& we hit +ta unsofte mid str+alum & eac mid longsceaftum
sperum of scotadon & hit ofslogon & acwealdon.
<R 452>
+ta hit w+as foran to uhtes, +ta +ateowde +t+ar wolberende
lyft hwites hiowes, & eac missenlices w+as heo 
on hringwisan fag, & monige men for heora +t+am
wolberendan stence swulton mid +t+are wolbeorendan 
lyfte +te +t+ar swelc +ateowde.
<R 458>
+ta +d+ar cwoman eac indisce mys in +ta fyrd in foxa
gelicnisse and in heora micle.
<R 460>
+da +tonne ure fe+terfotnietenu 
<P 24>
bitan & wundedon & monige for hiora wundum swultan.
<R 462>
+tara monna hit +tonne +alc gedigde, +teah hie heora 
hwelcne gewundodan.
<R 464>
+da hit w+as toforan d+ages +ta cwoman +t+ar +ta fugelas,
nocticoraces hatton, w+aron in wealhhafoces 
gelicnesse, w+aron hie +ta fugelas brunes hiowes, & him
w+aron +ta nebb & +ta clea ealle blace.
<R 469>
+ta fuglas ybs+aton eallne +tone ofer +t+as meres, & +ta
fuglas us n+anige la+de ne yfle ne w+aron, ac hie 
+ta gewunelican fixas +te in +t+am mere w+aron mid hiora
cleum uptugon & +ta t+aron.
<R 474>
+da fuglas +ta we hie ne onweg flegdon ne him la+d dydon.
<R 475>
Ac hi him selfe eft gewiton +tonon.
<R 476>
+ta hit +da on morgen d+ag w+as, +da het ic ealle mine
lad+teowas +te mec on swelc earfe+do gel+addon, het 
hie +ta gebindan & him +ta ban & sconcan forbrecan,
+d+at hie 
<P 25>
on niht w+aron from +t+am wyrmum asogone 
+te +t+at w+ater sohton.
<R 482>
& ic him het eac +ta honda of aheawan, +t+at hie be gewyrhtum
+tes wites wite drugon, +te hie +ar hiora 
+tonces us on gel+addon & gebrohton.
<R 486>
Het +da blawan mine byman & +ta fyrd faran for+d +ty wege
+te we +ar ongunnen h+afdon.
<R 488>
Foran we +da +turh +da f+astlond & +turh +ta ungeferenlican
eor+tan.
<R 490>
+ta w+as +t+ar eft gesomnad micel fyrd indiscra monna &
+t+ara elreordigra +te +da lond budon, & we +ta
wi+d +t+am gefuhton.
<R 493>
Mid +ty we +ta us eft ongeaton maran gefeoht toweard & mare
gewin.
<R 494>
+da forleton we +ta frecnan wegas & si+dfato & +ta +t+am
selran we ferdon.
<R 496>
Ond swa mid mine werode onsunde in patriacen +t+at lond we
becwoman mid golde & o+trum weolum swi+de 
gewelgode, & hie us +t+ar fremsumlice & luflice onfengon.
<R 500>
Mid +ty we +ta 
<P 26>
eft of +t+am londe foron of patriacen, +da
becwoman we on +ta londgem+aro medo & persa,
+ta we +d+ar eft edniowunga h+afdon micle gefeoht.
<R 504>
And xx daga ic +t+ar mid minre fyrde wi+d him wicode.
<R 506>
Sio+d+tan we +ta +tonon ferdon +ta w+as hit on seofon nihta
f+ace, +t+at we to +t+am londe & to +t+are stowe becwoman 
+t+ar porrus se cyning mid his fyrde wicode.
<R 509>
And he swi+de +t+as londes f+astenum truwode +tonne his
gefeohte & gewinne.
<R 511>
+ta wilnade he +t+at he me cu+de & mine +tegnas, +ta he +t+as
fr+agen & axsode from +t+am ferendum minra wicstowa, 
+ta w+as +t+at me ges+ad +t+at he wilnade me to
cunenne & min werod.
<R 515>
+da alede ic minne kynegyrylan & me mid uncu+te hr+agle &
mid ly+terlice gerelan me gegerede, swelce 
ic w+are hwelc folclic mon & me w+are mete & wines +tearf.
<R 519>
+ta 
<P 27>
ic w+as in +t+am wicum porres swa ic +ar s+ade, +da
sona swa he me +t+ar geahsode & him mon s+agde 
+t+at +t+ar mon cymen w+as of alexandres herewicum, +ta het
he me sona to him l+adan.
<R 524>
Mid +ty ic +ta w+as to him gel+aded +ta fr+agn he me &
ahsode hw+at alexander se cyning dyde & hulic mon 
he w+are & in hwylcere yldo.
<R 527>
+da bysmrode ic hine mid minum ondswarum & him s+ade +t+at he
forealdod w+are & to +t+as eald w+are +t+at 
he ne mihte elcor gewearmigan buton +at fyre & +at gledum.
<R 530>
+ta w+as he sona swi+de gel+ad & gefeonde +tara minra
ondswaro & worda, for +ton ic him s+ade +t+at he 
swa forealdod w+are.
<R 533>
And +da cw+a+d he eac hu m+ag he la +anige gewinne wi+d me
spowan swa forealdod mon, for +ton ic eom 
me self geong & hw+at.
<R 536>
+ta he +da geornlicor me fr+agn be his +tingum, +da s+ade ic
+t+at ic his +tinga feola ne cu+te & hine seldon 
gesawe +done cyning, for +ton +te ic w+are his 
<P 28>
+tegnes mon & his ceapes heorde & w+are his feohbigenga.
<R 541>
+ta he +das word gehyrde, +da sealde he me an gewrit & +anne
epistolan, and me b+ad +t+at ic hine alexandre 
+t+am kyninge ageafe, & me eac mede gehet gif ic hit
him agyfan wolde & ic him gehet +t+at ic
swa don wolde swa he me b+ad.
<R 547>
Swa ic +da +tonon gewiten w+as & eft cwom to minum
herewicum, +ta +ag+ter ge +ar +don +te ic +t+at gewrit 
r+adde ge eac +after +ton +t+at ic w+as swi+de mid hleahtre
onstyred.
<R 551>
+das +ting ic for +ton +te secge magister, & olimphiade
minre meder, & minum geswustrum, +t+at ge gehyrdon 
& ongeaton +ta oferhygdlican gedyrstignesse +t+as
elreordgan kyninges.
<R 556>
H+afd ic +ta +t+as kyninges wic & his f+astenu gesceawod +te
he mid his fyrde in gefaren h+afde.
<R 558>
+da sona on morgne +t+as +da eode porrus se kyning 
<P 29>
me on
hond mid ealle his ferde & dugo+te +ta he h+afde 
ongieten +t+at he wi+d me gewinnan ne meahte.
<R 562>
Ond of +t+am feondscipe +te us +ar betweonum w+as +t+at he
seo+d+tan w+as me freond & eallum greca herige 
& min gefera & gefylcea.
<R 565>
And ic him +da eft his rice ageaf & +ta +d+are unwendan are
+t+as rices +te he him seolfa n+aniges rices 
ne wende, +t+at he +da me eall his goldhord +ateowde, & he
+ta +ag+ter ge mec ge eac eall min werod 
mid golde gewelgode.
<R 571>
And herculis gelicnisse & libri +dara twegea goda, he buta of
golde gegeat & geworhte & hie butu 
asette in +t+am eastd+ale middangeardes.
<R 574>
+da wolde ic witan hw+a+ter +da gelicnissa w+aron gegotene
ealle swa he s+ade.
<R 576>
Het hie +ta +turhborian +ta w+aron hie buta of golde
gegotene, +da het ic eft +ta +dyrelo +te hiora mon
+turh cunnode mid golde forwyrcean & afyllon 
<P 30>
& het +ta +d+am godum b+am ons+agdnisse onsecgan.
<R 581>
+ta ferdon we for+d & woldan ma wunderlicra +tinga geseon &
sceawian & m+arlicra.
<R 583>
Ac +ta ne gesawon we swa swa we +ta geferdon noht elles buton
+ta westan feldas & wudu & duna be +t+am 
garsecge, +da w+aron monnum ungeferde for wildeorum &
wyrmum.
<R 587>
+ta ferde ic hw+a+tre be +t+am s+a to +ton +t+at ic wolde
cunnian meahte ic ealne middangeard [{ymbferan{] 
swa garsecg belige+d.
<R 590>
Ac +ta s+agdon me +ta londbigengan +t+at se s+a w+are to +ton
+tiostre & se garsecg eall, +t+at hine n+anig 
mon mid scipe geferan ne meahte.
<R 594>
Ond [^TORONTO CORPUS: On; RYPINS: Ond^] ic +ta +da wynstran 
d+alas indie wolde geondferan +ty l+as me owiht in +t+am 
londe beholen o+d+de bedegled w+are.
<R 597>
+da w+as +t+at lond eall swa we geferdon adrugad & fen &
cannon & hreod weoxan [^FOR TWO PRECEDING WORDS RYPINS HAS
hread w+ateru^] .
<R 599>
+da cwom +t+ar semninga sum 
<P 31>
deor of +t+am fenne & of +d+am
f+astene, w+as +t+am deore eall se hrycg ac+aglod 
swelce snoda h+afde +t+at deor seonowealt heafod swelce
mona & +t+at deor hatte (\quasi caput luna\) 
& him w+aron +ta breost gelice niccres breastum & heardum
to+dum & miclum hit w+as gegyred & gete+ted.
<R 606>
Ond hit +ta +t+at deor ofsloh mine +tegnas twegen.
<R 607>
Ond we +ta +t+at deor now+ter ne mid spere gewundigan ne
meahte ne mid n+anige w+apne, ac we hit unea+te 
mid isernum hamerum & slecgum gefyldon & hit ofbeoton.
<R 611>
+da becwoman we sy+d+tan to +t+am wudum indie & to +t+am
ytemestum gem+arum +t+as londes & ic +ta het +ta 
fyrd +t+ar wician be +t+are ea +te biswicmon hatte.
<R 615>
W+aron +ta wic on lengo l furlanga long & swa eac in 
br+ado.
<R 616>
Woldon we +ta to urum sw+asendum sittan, w+as hit +ta seo
endlefte tid d+ages, +ta w+as semninga geboden 
+t+at we w+apenu noman [{&{] 
<P 32>
ure tioloden, & us w+are micel +tearf +t+at we us scyldan.
<R 621>
+ta dydon we swa fengon to ussum w+apnum swa us beboden w+as.
<R 623>
+da cwom fengon to ussum w+apnum swa us beboden w+as.
<R 623>
+da cwom +t+ar micel m+angeo elpenda.
<R 624>
Of +t+am wudo ungemetlic weorod +tara diora.
<R 625>
Cwoman hie to +ton +tyder +t+at hie on +da ure wic feohtan.
<R 626>
+ta het ic sona +ta hors gerwan & eoredmen hleapan up, &
het geniman swina micelne wr+ad & drifan 
on horsum ongean +t+am elpendum, for +ton ic wiste +t+at
swin w+aron +d+am deorum la+de, & hiora rying
hie meahte afyrhton.
<R 632>
And +ta sona +t+as +ta elpendas +da swin gesawon +ta w+aron
hie afyrhte, & sona on +tone wudu gewiton.
<R 634>
Ond we +ta niht on +t+are wicstowe gesundlice wicodon, & ic
h+afde mid f+astene gef+astnad +t+at us now+ter 
ne deor ne o+der earfe+do sce+d+dan meahten.
<R 638>
+da hit +ta on morgen d+ag w+as, +ta ferdon we on o+ter
+teodlond india, +da cwoman 
<P 33>
we on sumne micelne feld.
<R 640>
+da gesawe +t+ar ruge wifmen, & w+apned men w+aron hie swa
ruwe & swa geh+are swa wildeor.
<R 642>
W+aron hie nigon fota uplonge, & hie w+aron +ta men nacod
& hie n+aniges hr+agles ne gimdon.
<R 645>
+das men indeos hata+d ictifafonas & hie of +d+am neaheum &
merum +ta hronfiscas uptugon & +ta +aton &
be +t+am lifdon & +t+at w+ater +after druncon.
<R 648>
Mid +ty ic +ta wolde near +ta men geseon & sceawigon, +da
flugon hie sona in +ta w+ater & hie +t+ar in
+t+am stanholum hyddon.
<R 651>
+ta +after +ton gesawon we betweoh +ta wudu bearwas & +ta
treo healfhundinga micle m+angeo, +da cwoman 
to +ton +t+at hie woldon us wundigan.
<R 654>
& we +ta mid str+alum hie scotodon, & hie sona onweg
aflymdon +da hie eft on +tone wudu gewiton.
<R 656>
+ta sy+d+dan geferdon we in +ta westenn india & we +ta
+t+ar noht wunderlices ne m+arlices gesawon.
<R 659>
Ond we +ta eft in fasiacen +t+at 
<P 34>
lond becwoman +tanan we
+ar ferdon & we +t+ar gewicodon be +t+am neahw+atrum 
& we +t+ar ure geteld br+addon ealle on +afen, & +t+ar
w+aron eac fyr wel monigo on+aled.
<R 663>
+da cwom +t+ar semninga swi+de micel wind & gebr+ac, & to
+t+as unheorlic se wind geweox +t+at he +tara 
ura getelda monige afylde, & he +da eac usse
fe+terfotnietenu swi+de swencte.
<R 668>
+da het ic gesomnigan eft +ta geteld & seamas ealle tosomne,
& hie mon +ta seamas & +ta +ting +dara ura 
wicstowa earfo+dlice tosomne for +t+am winde gesomnode.
<R 671>
Ond +da on gehliuran dene & on wearmran we gewicodan.
<R 673>
Mid +ty we gewicod h+afdon & ure +ting eall gearo, +ta het ic
eallne +tone here +t+at he to sw+asendum s+ate 
& mete +tigde, & hie +ta swa dydon.
<R 676>
Mid +ty hit +afenne nealehte, +da ongunnon +ta windas eft
weaxan, & +t+at weder hreogan & ungemetlic cele 
geweox on +tone +afen.
<R 679>
+da cwom +t+ar micel snaw & swa 
<P 35>
miclum sniwde swelce micel flys feolle.
<R 681>
+da ic +ta unm+atnisse & micelnisse +d+as snawes geseah, +da
+tuhte me +t+at ic wiste +t+at he wolde ealle +ta 
wicstowe forfeallan.
<R 683>
+da het ic +tone here +t+at hie mid fotum +tone snaw
tr+adon, & +ta fyr eall w+aron forneah for +t+are 
micelnesse +t+as snawes adw+ascte & acwencte.
<R 687>
Hw+a+tere us +t+ar w+as anes +tinges e+tnes, +t+at se snaw
+d+ar leng ne wunede +tonne ane tide.
<R 689>
+da sona w+as +after +ton swi+de sweart wolcen & genip, &
+ta eac cwoman of +t+am sweartan wolcne byrnende fyr.
<R 692>
+ta fyr +donne feollon on +ta eor+tan swelce byrnende
+tecelle & for +t+as fyres bryne eall se feld born.
<R 694>
+da cw+adon men +t+atte hie wendon +t+at +t+at w+are goda
eorre +t+at usic +t+ar on becwome.
<R 696>
+da het ic eald hr+agl toslitan & habban wi+d +t+am fyre &
sceldan mid.
<R 698>
+ta seo+d+dan +after +ton we h+afdon smolte niht & gode
si+d+tan, 
<P 36>
si+d+dan usic +ta earfe+do forleton.
<R 700>
And we +da sio+d+tan butan orenum +tingum mete +tigdon &
usic restan, & ic +t+ar +ta bebyrgde minra +tegna 
v hund +te +d+ar betweoh +da snawas & earfe+to & +ta
fyr +te us +t+ar in +t+am wicum on becwoman +t+at 
hie forwurdon & deade w+aron.
<R 706>
Ond +ta het ic of +t+are wicstowe sio+d+dan +ta ferd faran
for+d & we +ta foron for+d be +t+am s+a, & +t+ar +da 
hean hos & dene & garsecg +done +athiopia we gesawon.
<R 709>
Swelce eac +ta miclan & +ta m+aron dune we gesawon +ta
mon hate+d enesios & +t+at scr+af libri +t+as godes.
<R 712>
+da het ic +t+ar in bescufan forworhte men +t+at ic wolde
gewitan hwe+ter sio segen so+d w+are +te me mon
+ar be +ton s+agde, +t+at +t+ar n+anig mon ingan mehte &
eft gesund +after +ton beon nym+te he mid asegendnisseum 
ineode in +t+at scr+af.
<R 717>
And +t+at w+as eac +after +ton gecy+ded in +tara monna
dea+de, for +ton +dy +triddan d+age hie swulton +d+as 
+te hie in 
<P 37>
+t+at scr+af eodon.
<R 720>
Ond ic ea+tmodlice & geornlice b+ad +ta godm+agen +t+at hie
mec ealles middangeardes kyning & hlaford 
mid hean sigum geweor+teden, ond in macedoniam ic eft
gel+aded w+are to olimphiade minre meder & 
to minum geswustrum & gesibbum.
<R 726>
+da wolde ic eft in fasiacen +t+at lond feran, mid +ty ic +ta
ferde mid mine weorede, +da cwoman us +t+ar
on +d+am wege twegen ealde men togeanes.
<R 729>
+da fr+agn ic hie & ahsode hw+a+ter hie owiht m+arlic in
+t+am londum wisten.
<R 731>
+da ondsworadon hie mec & s+agdon +t+at n+are mara weg
+tonne meahte on tyn dagum geferan.
<R 733>
Hw+a+tre mid ealle mine weorede somod ic hit geferan ne
mehte for +dara wega nerwette, ac mid feower 
+tusendum monna ic hit geferan meahte, +t+at ic m+arlices
hw+athwugo gesawe.
<R 738>
+da w+as ic swi+de bli+de & gefeonde for +t+am hiora wordum.
<R 739>
+da cw+a+d ic eft 
<P 38>
to him & him spr+ac li+dum wordum to,
secga+d la mec git ealdon, hw+at +t+at sie m+arlices 
& micellices +t+at git mec gehata+d +t+at ic +t+ar
geseon m+age.
<R 743>
+da andswarode me hiora o+der & cw+a+d, +tu gesiehst kyning
gif +tu hit geferest, & +ta tu trio sunnan 
& monan on indisc & on grecisc sprecende.
<R 747>
O+ter +tara is w+apnedcynnes sunnan trio, o+ter wifkynnes
+t+at monan trio, & hie gesecga+d +t+am men +te 
hie frine+d, hw+at godes o+t+de yfles him becuman sceal.
<R 751>
+da ne gelyfde ic him ac wende +t+at hi mec onhyscte & on
bismer s+agdon.
<R 753>
And ic swa cw+a+d to minum geferan, Min +trym is from
eastewearde middangearde o+t +t+at westan weardne 
& mec +tas forealdodan elreordegan nu her bysmergea+d.
<R 757>
Mynte ic hie haton yflian, +da sworan hie swi+de +t+at hie
so+d s+agdon & noht lugen +tara +tinga.
<R 759>
+da wolde ic gecunnian 
<P 39>
hw+a+ter hie mec so+d s+agdon, & mec
mine geferan b+adon +t+at hie swelcra mer+to
bescerede ne w+aron, ac +d+at we his gecunnedon hw+a+ter
hit swelc w+are +da hit n+as micel to geferanne.
<R 764>
Genom +ta mid mec +treo +tusendo, & forlet mine fyrd elcor
in fasiacen under pore +t+am kyninge & under 
minum gerefum +d+ar abidon.
<R 768>
+da foran we & usic +ta ladteowas l+addon +turh +ta w+adlan
stowe w+atres & +turh +ta unarefndon lond wildeora 
& wyrma +ta w+aron wunderlicum nomum on indisc geceged.
<R 772>
Mid +ty we +ta nealehtan +d+am +teodlonde +ta gesawon we
+ag+ter ge wif ge w+apnedmen mid palthera fellum 
& tigriscum +tara deora hydum gegyryde & nanes o+dres brucon.
<R 776>
Mid +ty ic +ta fr+agn hie & ahsode hwelcre +deode kynnes
hie w+aron.
<R 778>
+da ondswarodon hie mec & s+agdon on hiora ge+teode +t+at
<P 40>
hie w+aran indos.
<R 780>
W+as seo stow rum & wynsumo & balzamum & recels +d+ar w+as
genihtsumnis & +t+at eac of +t+ara treowa telgan 
weol & +ta men +t+as londes bi +dy lifdon & +t+at +aton.
<R 784>
Mid +ty we +da geornlicor +ta stowe sceawodon & betwih +ta
bearwas eodon, & ic +da wynsumnesse & f+agernesse 
+t+as londes wundrade.
<R 787>
+da cwom se bisceop +t+are stowe us togeanes.
<R 788>
W+as he se bisceop x fota upheah, & eall him w+as se
lichoma sweart buton +t+am to+tum +da w+aron hwite.
<R 791>
And +ta earan him +turh +tyrelode, & earhringas onhongedon of
m+anigfealdan gimcynne geworhte, & he
w+as mid wildeora fellum gegerwed.
<R 795>
+ta he se bisceop to me cwom, +da grette he me sona &
halette his leod+teawe.
<R 797>
Fr+agn he eac me to hwon ic +tider cwome & hw+at ic +t+ar
wolde.
<R 798>
+ta ondswarode ic hin +t+at mec lyste geseon +ta halgan trio
<P 41>
sunnan & monan.
<R 800>
+da ondswarode he, gif +tine geferan beo+d cl+ane from 
wifgehrine, +tonne moton hie gongan in +tone godcundan 
bearo.
<R 803>
W+as minra geferana mid me +trio hund monna.
<R 804>
+ta het se bisceop mine geferan +t+at hie hiora gescie &
ealne heora gerelan him of adyden.
<R 806>
Ond het ic +aghw+at swa don swa he us bebead.
<R 807>
W+as hit +ta sio endlefte tid d+ages.
<R 808>
+da bad se socerd sunnan setlgongen for +ton sunnan trio
agefe+d ondsware +at +t+am upgonge & eft +at 
setlgonge, & +t+at monan triow gelice swa on niht dyde.
<R 812>
+da ongon ic geornlicor +ta stowe sceawigan, & geond +ta
bearwas & treowu gongan +ta geseah ic +t+ar 
balzamum +t+as betstan stences genoh of +t+am treowum
utweallan.
<R 816>
+t+at balzamum +ag+ter ge ic ge mine geferan +t+ar betwih
+t+am rindum noman +t+ara trio.
<R 818>
+tonne w+aron +da halgan trio sunnan & monan 
<P 42>
on middum +t+am o+drum treowum meahton hie beon hunteontiges 
fota upheah, & eac +t+ar w+aron o+tre treow wunderlicre
heanisse +da hata+d indeos bebronas.
<R 824>
+tara triowa heannisse ic wundrade, & cw+a+d +t+at ic wende
+t+at hie for miclum w+atan & regnum swa heage weoxon.
<R 826>
+da s+agde se bisceop +t+at +t+ar n+afre in +t+am londum
regnes dropa ne cwome, ne fugel ne wildeor, ne 
n+anig +atern wyrm +t+at her dorste gesecean +da halgan
gem+aro sunnan & monan.
<R 831>
Eac +tonne he s+agde se bisceop +tonne +t+at eclypsis w+are
+t+at is +tonne +d+as sunnan asprungnis o+d+te +t+are 
monan, +t+at +da halgan triow swi+de wepen & mid micle
sare instyred w+aron, for +ton hie ondredon 
+t+at hie hiora godm+agne sceoldon beon benumene.
<R 837>
+da +tohte ic, s+agde alexander, +t+at ic wolde ons+agdnisse
+t+ar onsecgan, ac +ta forbead me se bisceop, 
& s+agde +t+at +d+at n+are 
<P 43>
alyfed +anigum men +t+at he
+t+ar +anig nyten cwealde o+t+te blodgyte worhte, ac
mec het +t+at ic me to +tara triowa fotum geb+ade, +t+at
sunna & mone me so+tre ondswarege ondwyrdum +tara 
+tinga +de ic frune sio+d+dan +tas +ting +tus gedon w+aron.
<R 846>
+ta gesawon we westan +tone leoman sunnan & se leoma gehran
+t+am treowum ufonweardum.
<R 849>
+da cw+a+d se sacerd locia+d nu ealle up & be swa hwylcum
+tingum swa ge willon frinan, +tence on his
heortan deagollice, & n+anig mon his ge+toht openum wordum
ut ne cy+de.
<R 853>
Mid +ty we +ta wel neah stodan +tam bearwum & +t+am
godsprecum, +ta +dohte ic on minum mode hw+a+ter 
ic meahte ealne middangeard me on onweald geslean, & +tonne
sio+t+tan mid +t+am siogorum geweor+tad, ic eft meahte 
<P 44>
becuman in macedoniam to olimphiade minre
meder, & minum geswustrum.
<R 862>
+da ondswarode me +t+at triow indiscum wordum & +tus cw+ad.
<R 863>
+du [^TORONTO CORPUS: +da; RYPINS: +du^] unoferswy+dda 
alexander in gefeohtum +tu weor+dest 
cyning & hlaford ealles middangeardes, ac hw+a+tre 
ne cymst +tu on +tinne e+tel +donan +tu ferdest +ar,
for +ton +din e+tel hit swa be +tinum heafde &
fore hafa+d ar+aded.
<R 869>
+da w+as ic ungleaw +t+as ge+teodes +tara indiscra worda
+te +t+at triow me to spr+ac, +da rehte hit me 
se bisceop & s+agde.
<R 872>
Mid +ty hit mine geferan gehyrdon +t+at ic eft cwic ne moste
in minne e+tel becuman, +da w+aron hie swi+de unrote for +ton.
<R 875>
+ta wolde ic eft on +ta +afentid ma ahsian, ac +ta n+as se
mona +ta gyt uppe.
<R 877>
Mid +ty we +ta eft eodon in +tone halgan bearo, & we +ta
eft be +t+am treowum stodan geb+adon 
<P 45>
us +ta sona 
to +t+am treowum swa we +ar dydon.
<R 881>
And ic eac in mid mec gel+adde mine +trie +da getreowestan
frynd, +da w+aron mine syndrige treowge+toftan, 
+t+at w+as +arest perticam, & clitomum, & pilotan, for
+ton ic me ne ondred +t+at me +t+ara +anig beswice, 
for +ton +t+ar n+as riht on +t+are stowe +anigne to
acwellanne for +t+are stowe weor+tunge.
<R 888>
+da +tohte ic on minum mode & on minum ge+tohte on hwelcre
stowe ic sweltan scolde.
<R 891>
Mid +ty +da +arest se mona upeode +ta gehran he mid his
sciman +t+am triowum ufeweardum & +t+at triow ondswarode 
+t+am minum ge+tohte & +tus cw+a+d, alexander
fulne ende +tines lifes +tu h+afst gelifd, ac +tys
+aftran geare +tu swyltst on babilone on maius mon+de from
+t+am +tu l+ast wenst from +t+am +tu bist beswicen.
<R 899>
+da w+as ic swi+de sariges 
<P 46>
modes, & +ta mine frynd swa eac +ta me +t+ar mid w+aron.
<R 901>
And hie weopon swi+de, for +ton him w+are min gesynto leofre
+tonne hiora seolfra h+alo.
<R 903>
+da gewiton we to urum geferum eft, & hie woldon to hiora
sw+asendum sittan, & ic wolde for +t+am 
bysegum mines modes me gerestan.
<R 907>
Ac +ta b+adon mec mine geferan +t+at ic on swa micelre modes
unreto & nearonisse mec selfne mid f+astenne ne swencte.
<R 910>
+tigde +da tela micelne mete wi+d mines modes willan, &
+ta tidlice to minre reste eode for +ton ic 
wolde beon gearo +at sunnan upgonge +t+at ic eft in geeode.
<R 914>
+da on morgne mid +ty hit dagode, +ta onbr+ad ic & +ta mine
getreowestan frynd aweahte +t+at ic wolde 
in +ta halgan stowe gan.
<R 918>
Ac +ta reste hine se bisceop +ta giet, & mid wildeora
<P 47>
fellum w+as gegerwed & bewrigen.
<R 920>
And irenes & leades +ta men on +t+am londum w+adlia+d &
goldes genihtsumia+d & be +d+am balzamum +ta men 
in +t+am londe lifgea+d & of +d+am neahmunte wealle+d
hluter w+ater & f+ager & +t+at swi+de swete.
<R 925>
+tonne drinca+d +ta men +t+at & by lifigea+d.
<R 926>
And +tonne hie resta+d, +tonne resta+d hie buton bedde &
bolstre, ac on wildeora fellum heora bedding bi+d.
<R 929>
+da awehte ic +tone bisceop, h+afde se bisceop +treo hund
wintra on yldo.
<R 931>
Mid +ty he +ta se bisceop aras, +da eode ic on +ta godcundan
stowe & +ta +triddan si+de +t+at sunnan treow 
ongon frinan +turh hwelces monnes hond min ende w+are
getiod, o+d+de hwelcne ended+ag min modor 
o+t+de min geswuster nu gebidan scoldon.
<R 938>
+ta ondswarode me +t+at treow on grecisc & +tus cw+a+d, Gif
ic +te +tone 
<P 48>
gesecge +tines feores y+telice 
+tu +da wyrde oncyrrest & his hond befehst.
<R 942>
Ac so+d ic +te secge +t+at yb anes geares fyrst & eahta
mona+d +tu swyltst in babilone, nalles mid iserne 
acweald swa +du wenst ac mid atre.
<R 945>
+din modor gewite+d of weorulde +turh scondlicne dea+d, &
unarlicne, & heo lige+d unbebyrged in wege 
fuglum to mete & wildeorum.
<R 948>
+tine sweostor beo+d longe ges+aliges lifes.
<R 950>
+du +tonne +deah +tu, +tu lytle hwile lifge hwe+tre +du
geweor+dest an cyning & hlaford ealles middangeardes.
<R 952>
Ac ne frign +du unc nohtes ma ne ne axa, for +ton wit
habba+d oferhleo+dred +t+at gem+are uncres leohtes, 
ac to fasiacen & porre +t+am cyninge eft gehworf +tu.
<R 956>
And fer +dy +ta weopon mine geferan, for +ton ic swa lytle
hwile lyfigan moste.
<R 958>
Ac +ta forbead hit se bisceop +t+at hi ne weopon, 
<P 49>
+ty l+as +ta halgan treow +turh heora wop & tearas abulgen.
<R 961>
Ond ne geherde +da ondsware +tara treowa ma manna +tonne +ta
mine getreowestan freond, Ond hit n+anig
mon ut cy+tan ne moste +ty l+as +ta elreordegan kyningas
+de ic +ar mid nede to hyrsumnesse gedyde, 
+t+at hie on +t+at f+agon +t+at ic swa lytle hwile lifgean
moste.
<R 968>
Ne hit eac +anig mon +t+are ferde +don ma ut m+aran moste
+ty l+as hie for +don ormode w+aron & +ty s+anran 
mines willan & weor+dmyndo, +d+as hie mid mec to
fromscipe geferan scoldon.
<R 973>
Ond me n+as se hr+adlica ende mines lifes swa miclum weorce
swa me w+as +t+at ic l+as m+ar+do gefremed 
h+afde +tonne min willa w+are.
<R 976>
+das +ting ic write to +ton min se leofa magister +t+at +tu
+arest gefeo in +t+am fromscipe mines lifes 
& eac blissige in +t+am weor+dmyndum.
<R 979>
Ond eac 
<P 50>
swelce ecelice min gemynd stonde & hleonige
o+drum eor+dcyningum to bysne, +d+at hie witen 
+ty gearwor +t+at min +trym & min weor+dmynd maran
w+aron, +tonne ealra o+tra kyninga +te in middangearde 
+afre w+aron.



