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Alexander the Great, King of Macedon (20 Jul 356 BC - 11 Jun 323 BC)
Alias Alexander III of Macedon
Relationships: Alexander the Great was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)
Alexander the Great was a son of Philip II of Macedon (382 BC-336 BC)
Bucephalus (c. 355 BC-Jun 126 BC) was a employed by Alexander the Great
Pyrrhus of Epirus (319/318 BC-272 BC) was a relative of Alexander the Great
Ptolemy I Soter (c. 367 BC-c. 283 BC) was a employed by Alexander the Great
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 257 AΛΕΞANΔPOΣ ΔIVOΣ . in Reverso, Alexander triumphans. Ar.The Godly Alexander Alexander in triumph.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) The Godly Alexander Alexander in triumph.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 258 Stater Attic . Alexandri. 11. p.w. 2 gr. Ar. Attic stater ; Alexander .
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Alexander Pallas with a helmet; on the reverse a winged Victory with a crown and trident, alluding to some naval victory.
Bargrave's catalogue: Rara, Antiqua, et Numismata Bargraviana (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16a)
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Inventarie of the Gabions, in M. George his Cabinet (1638)
Then did we talk of citie toiles and cares,
Thrice happie counting him shuns these affaires,
And with us have delight these fields to haunt
Some pastorall or sonnet sweet to chant.
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And view from far th'ambitions of this age,
Turning the helmes of states, and in their rage
Make shipwrake of the same on shelfs and sands,
Running be lawles lawes and hard commands,
And often drown themselves in flouds of woes,
As many shipwraks of this kinde well showes.
We passe our time upon the forked mountain,
And drink the cristall waters of the fountain.
Dig'd by the winged horse; we sing the trees
The cornes, and flocks, and labours of the bees;
Of sheepheard lads, and lasses homelie love,
And some time straine our oaten pipe above
That mean: we sing of Leander
Yea Mars , all cled in steel; and Alexander .
But Cynthius us pulling by the ear
Did warning give, to keep a lower air,
But keep what air we will, who can well say
That he himself preserve from shipwrake may?
In stormie seas, while as the ship doth reele
Of publick state, the meanest boy may feele
Shipwrack, as well as he the helme who guides,
When seas do rage with winds and contrare tides.
Which: ah too true I found, upon an ore
H e speaketh
o f Gowries
c onspiracie.
Not long ago, while as I swim'd to shore,
Witnesse my drenshed cloaths, as you did see,
Which I to Neptune gave in votarie
And signe of safetie. Answered Master ,
Neptunes wallDid all your losse so livelie point to me,
That I did mourne, poore soul, when I did see.
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But you may know in stormes, thus goeth the mater,
No fish doth sip in troubled seas clean water.
Courage therefore, that cloud is overgone,
Therefore as we were wont, let us sing on.
For in this morning sounded in mine ear
The sweetest musick ever I did hear
In all my life, good Master , quod I
You to awake, I sung so merrielie.
And let me heare that Musick once againe.
With
And did advance my voice to Elaes note,
I did so sweetlie flat and sharply sing,
While I made all the rocks with Echoes ring.
Heroand
Gall
Monsier, your table hung on
Gall
Monsier, quoth he, I pray thee ease my spleane,
Hay the day now dawnes,then up I got,
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2.
Cookery in old
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have belonged to the Monastery there. Don. D.
The tyllinge of trees aftir Godfray uppon Palladie. 2.
A Tretee
ofNicholas Bollard departid in 3 Parties; 1. of gendrying
of Trees;
of
2.
of graffyinge; the third forsoth is of altracions. 3. A Treatise of
Cookery in old
English, but the Title
French, Le maniere pour rost
buller & frier diverses Pessons. 4.
buller & frier diverses Pessons
The parayllous dayes of the yeere.
5.
Medecynes ofmaister William du Jordyne gyven to kyng Henry Re
gent and Heuter of the Reume ofFraunce . 6. A moste
gent and Heuter of the Reume of
piteous Chro
nicle of thorribill dethe ofJames Stewarde last kyng of Scotys , nought
long agone prisoner ynEnglande yn the tymes of the kynges Henrye the
fifte and Henry the sixte translated out of
nicle of thorribill dethe of
long agone prisoner yn
fifte
Latyne into oure mo
ders Englishe tong bi your symple SubjectJohn Shirley . (this was
ders Englishe tong bi your symple Subject
Jamesthe first of
Scotland
An approbate Treite for the Pe
stilence studied by the gretteste doctours of Fisike amonges th Universitie
of Christen nacions yn the tyme ofSante Thomes of Caunturbury . 8.
stilence studied by the gretteste doctours of Fisike amonges th Universitie
of Christen nacions yn the tyme of
The
desirid peace betweneSigismonde Emperour and Kyng Henry . 9.
desirid peace betwene
The
Boke cleped les Bones Meures(translated out of
Boke cleped les Bones Meures
Frenchby your
umble ServytureJohn Shirley of
London Anno
comprised in
five partys, the 1st partie spekith of Remedie that is against the sevyn
dedlye synnes; 2.
five partys, the 1st partie spekith of Remedie that is against the sevyn
dedlye synnes
the Estate of holy Church; 3.
of Prynces and of
Lordes temporal; 4.
Lordes temporal
of comone peple; 5.
of dethe and universal dome.
10.
The Governance of Kynges and Princes, seyd the secrete of secretes
the whychArestotle made and direct hit to
Alexander the grete conque
roure of the worlde. This
the whych
roure of the worlde
, and is said toSelby
have belonged to the Monastery there. Don. D.
Merc.Tho. Wilson
Leod.