Part 5

Owt he toke thys chyldyryn~ fyve, 325 The feyrest that were on lyve, I-hold in~ anny sted. The lady wase fuƚƚ gl{e}d, Sche byrlyd whyt wyn~ and Redd, And sethyn~ to soper sone they yed. 330 ‘Lord{es},’ he seyd, ‘syn yow are her~, I Red yow make Ryght good cher~, For now ys aƚƚ thy nede.’ Thus he covyrd owt of care. God, that sofryd wondd{es} s{a}re, 335 Grante vse weƚƚ to sped!

[Linenotes: 325. _chyld._] a _v_ struck out, follows. 328. _glad_ MS. 335. _sore_ MS. 336. _well{e} to sped_] _to sped welle_ MS.]

[Headnote: THEY ALL CHOOSE THEIR HORSES TO RIDE AWAY.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent freed Prince Verdownys, Lords Torren, Jakys, and Amyas, and Princess Eleanor.]

Lordd{es}, and ye wol lythe, The chyldyr namys I woƚƚ teƚƚ blythe, Here kyn, how they were me told; The kyng{es} sone, that dowghtty {ys}, 340 Wase clepyd Verdownys, That dowghtty wase and bold, And an Eryll{es} son, that hyght Torren~, A nother Iakys of Berweyne, The forthe was Amyas bold. f. 82a. 345 The kyng{es} dowghttyr of Gales lond, Elyoner~, I vndyrstond, That worthy wase in hold,

[Linenotes: 337. after _wol_, _be_ struck out MS. 340. _ys_] _wase_ MS. 346-348 put before 343-345, MS.]

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[Sidenote: She takes Torrent to his chamber, and then all of them to the stable, where each chooses a horse.]

In to hys chambyr sche hyme led, Ther gold and syluyr wase spred, 350 And asur~, that wase bl{o}; In yron ther he gan stond, Body and armys {al sch}y{n}and, In~ powynt to trusse and goo. In to a stabyƚƚ sche hym led, 355 Eche toke a fuƚƚ feyer~ sted, They were {redy} to goo; And wote ye weƚƚ and vndyrstond, Had the gyant be levand, They had not p{ar}tyd soo. 360

[Linenotes: 351. _blo_] _blewe_ MS. 353. _al sch._] _lygand_ (!) MS. 354. _trusse_] corrected from _truste_. 357. _redy_] om. MS. 358. _wote_] with paler ink corrected from _what_. 359. _Had_] corrected out of _han_. _byn_ follows, almost entirely erased. _gyant_] _t_ corrected from _d_.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent feeds the lions on the Giant’s body, and puts his head on a horse.]

They woƚƚ not to bed gan{ge}, Tyƚƚ on the morrow the Day spronge, Thus a wey to ffare. Torrant sperryd the gattys, i-wyse, Aƚƚ that he lyst he clepyd hys, 365 The keys and thyng he bare. The lyon{s that was} at the dore Wase led to her~ mayst{er} that wase befor~, {O}n hym thay fed them {ya}r{e}, Vpp won of the horse, that wase ther~ levyd, 370 {O}n hym thei trussyd the gyantt{es} he{ve}d. Thus helpt hym god th{a}r~.

[Linenotes: 361. _gange_] _gan_ MS. _ll{e} on the_ struck out, follows. 366. _keys_] _e_ written with paler ink above the line. 367. _lyons that was_] _lyone_ MS. 369. _Vn_ (!) MS. _hym_] _y_ corrected out of _e_ MS. _thay_] corrected from _that_. _yare_] _ther_Â MS. 371. _Vn_ (!) MS. _thei_] _i_ written above the line. _hed_Â MS. 372. _ther_ MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT RETURNS TO PORTUGAL.]

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[Sidenote: He goes back to Portugal.]

But ore III wek{es} wer~ com{m}yn~ to End, To Portynggaƚƚ gan he wend, Ther~ ase the kyng gan {lend}; 375 The porter~ sawe {hym} ther he stood, He fled a wey, ase he were wod, Flyngyng ase a fynd. f. 82b. ‘Syr kyng,’ he seyd, ‘be godd{es} dede, Torrant bryngythe a devyƚƚ ys hed, 380 Ther w{i}t{h} he woƚƚ yow present.’ Desoneƚƚ seyd: ‘Porter~, be styƚƚ!’ . . . In hys walke ther ase he went.

[Linenotes: 373. _wer{e}_] _ther_, struck out, and _were_ written over. 375. _lend_] _lye_ MS. 376. _sawe h. th._] _ther sawe he_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: The King and his Lords are afraid of the lions. Torrent kisses the King of Portugal.]

The kyng to the gatys gan pase, Gret lord{es} that ther wase, 385 Bothe knyght{es} and squyerr{e}, Lord{es} wase fuƚƚ sore a-dred Fore the lyonys, þ{a}t he had, They durst not come hyme ner~. The kyng seyd: ‘I wyƚƚ {the} kysse, 390 Durst I for~ thy best{es}, Iwysse.’ Torrent dyd them ly ther~, And kyssyd the kyng w{i}t{h} joy and blyse; And aftyr, other lord{es} of hys, And aftyr, ladys {clere}. 395

[Linenotes: 386. _squyerres_ MS. 390. _the_] _hym_ MS. 395. _aftyr_] _other_ add. (!) MS. _clere_] _jent_Â MS.]

[Headnote: VERDOWNYS’S FATHER IS TOLD OF HIS SAFETY.]

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[Sidenote: The King of Provyns is glad of his son Verdownys’s safety]

Messengyr{es} {went} the weye, To the kyng of P{ro}vyns to sey, Hys sone ys owt of hold: ‘Yyng Torrent of Portynggaƚƚ Hathe browght hym owt of balle 400 And slayne the jeyant bold.’ Lytyƚƚ and mykyƚƚ þ{a}t ther wer~, Aƚƚ they mad good cher f. 83a. Her~ prynse fayne se wold. The kyng {seyd}: ‘So mot I the, 405 I woƚƚ geff the towynnys thre For~ the tall{es} thow hast me told.’

[Linenotes: 396. _went_] _to_ (!) MS. 397. after _Provyns_ _I_ MS. 399. _Yoyng_ MS. 405. _kyng seyd_] _kynges messengere_ MS. 405-7 put before 402-4.]

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[Sidenote: and promises Torrent gifts. The King of Gales offers Torrent his daughter.]

Tha{n seyd} they, tha{t} to Gales yede, Yeftys to {take} were h{e}m no ned, Then {Ver}downys had they. 410 Ase they seyłyd on a tyde, At Perrown~ on the see syd . . . . . . . . . . . The kyng of P{ro}vy{n}se seyd: ‘So mot I the, Yftles schaƚƚ they not be, 415 That dare I sothely sey.’ The kyng of Gales proferd hym feyer~: ‘Wed my dowghttyr and myn Eyer~, When so euyr~ thow may! . . . . .

[Linenotes: 408. _Than--that_] _That they than_ MS. _Gales_] with paler ink corrected from _Calles_. _yede_] corrected from _went_. 409. _take_] om. MS. _hym_ MS. 410. _Then Downys_ MS. 417. _gales_] _g_ with paler ink corrected from _c_.]

[[seyłyd _printed as shown, with line through single “l”_]]

[Headnote: TORRENT GETS WELAND’S SWORD ADOLAKE.]

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[Sidenote: The King of Provyns gives Torrent his Sword made by Weland,]

The kyng of Perve{n}se seyd: ‘So mot I the, 420 Thys seson~ yeftles schaƚƚ thow not be, Haue here my Ryng of gold, My sword, that so wyƚƚ ys wrowyt; A bett{er} than~ yt know I nowght W{i}t{h} in~ crystyn~ mold; 425 Yt ys ase glemyrryng ase the glase, Thorrow Velond wroght yt wase, Bettyr ys non~ to hold. I have syne sum tyme in~ lond, Whoso had yt of myn~ hond, 430 Faw{e} the{y were} I-told.’

[Linenotes: 429. _Loke thou hold yt with full{e} hond_, add. MS. 431. _I fawght therfore I told_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: and named Adolake. A fortnight’s Feast is held.]

Tho wase Torrent blythe and glad, The good swerd ther he had, The name wase Adolake. A gret mayne{re}y let he make {ryght} 435 That lest aƚƚ a fortnyght, Who so wiƚƚ hys met take. f. 83b. Euyry man toke ys leve, ase {I} yow say, Hom-ward to wend ther wey, Eu{er}y man ys Rest to take. 440 Tyƚƚ yt be-feƚƚ vppon a day, Ase they went be the wey, The kyng to hys dowghttyr spake:

[Linenotes: 435. _mayn._] _mayne let_, with paler ink corrected into _mayney_. _ryght_] om. MS. 438. _I_] om. MS. 440. _to take ys Rest_ MS.]

[Headnote: DESONELL GIVES TORRENT A WHITE CHARGER.]

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[Sidenote: The King of Portugal tells Desonell that Torrent kild the Giant for love of her.]

‘Ye schaƚƚ take hed of a jeentyƚƚ man~, A feyer~ poynt for~ yow he wane, 445 Desoneƚƚ, at the last.’ ’Syr,’ sche seyd, ‘be hevyn kyng, Tyƚƚ ye me told, I knewe no thyng, For who ys love yt wase.’ ‘Desoneƚƚ, so mvt I the, 450 Yt wase for the lowe of the, That he trovylld so fast. I warne yow, dowghttyr, be the Rode, Yt ys for yow bothe good, Ther to I Red yow tr{a}st.’ 455

[Linenote: 455. _trust_ MS.]

[[‘Syr,’ sche seyd, _open quote invisible_]]

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[Sidenote: She gives Torrent a white steed which the King of Nazareth had sent her.]

Forthe sche browght a whyt sted, As whyt as the flowyr in~ med, Ys fytte blac ase slo{n}. ‘Leman~, haue here thys fole, That dethe ys dynt schalt þ{o}u not {thole}, 460 Whyƚƚ thow setty{s}te hyme appon~, And yf thow had p{ersew}yd be And hadyst ned fore to fle, Fast for to gone. The kyng of Nazareth sent hym me, 465 Torrent, I wet-saffe hym on the, For bett{er} love may I none.’ f. 84a.

[Linenotes: 458. _slo_ MS. 460. _thole_] _haue_ MS. 461. _settythe_ MS. 462. _p’revyd_ (!) MS. 465. So Fragm. I (F. I); _The kyng of Portynggalle seyd: ‘So mot I the_ MS. 466. _hym on_] so F. I; _of_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: The King treacherously asks Torrent to get Desonell a Falcon]

Aftyr-ward vppon a tyd, Ase the went be the watyr{es} syd, The kyng and yong Torrent, 470 The kyng wold fayne, that he ded wer~, And he wyst, in~ what maner~, How he schuld be schent; A false lettyr mad the kyng And dyd messengyr{es} forthe yt bryng, 475 On the Rever~, ase they went, To Torrent, that was trew ase styƚƚ, Yf he love Desoneƚƚ wyƚƚ, Get her a facon~ jent.

[Linenotes: 471. _ded wer{e}_] so F. I; _were ded_Â MS. 472. _he_] so F. I; _hym_ MS. 477. _that was_] so F. I; om. MS.]

[Headnote: THE FALSE KING OF PORTUGAL DECEIVES TORRENT.]

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[Sidenote: from the Forest of Magdalen.]

Torrent the lett{er} be-gan~ to Red, 480 The kyng lestyned & nere yed, Ase he yt nevyr ad s{e}ne. ‘Syr,’ he seyd, ‘what may thys be, Loo, lord, come ner~ and see, A-bowght a facon~ schene? 485 I ne wot, so god me sped, In what lond that they bred.’ The kyng answerd: ‘I wene, In the forrest of Mavdeleyn~, Ther be hawk{es}, ase I herd seyne, 490 That byn of lenage {cl}en~.’

[Linenotes: 482. _syne_ MS. 487. _that_] so F. I; om. MS. _they_] _ne_ add. (!)Â MS. 489. _Mavd._] so F. I; _Mavdlen_ MS. 491. _clen~_] _gene_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: He agrees to do it. Torrent rides]

And than seyd the kyng on-trew: ‘Yf thow get hawkys of gret valew, Bryng on of them to me!’ Torrent Seyd: ‘So god me saue, f. 84b. 495 Yf yt be-tyd, that I may haue, At yow{r} wyƚƚ they schal be.’ Hys squyere bode he th{a}r~, Aftyr hys armor~ for to far~, In the fyld byddythe he. 500 They armyd hym in~ hys wed, Tho he be-strod a noble sted, And forthe than Rod hee.

[Linenote: 498. _squyere_] so F. II; _squyeres_ MS. _there_ MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT FINDS A DRAGON IN THE FOREST.]

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[Sidenote: to the Forest of Magdalen, gets separated from his Squire,]

+T+orrent toke the wey a-geyn~ In to the forest of Mawdleyn~, 505 In the wyld-some way; Berys and apes there founde he, And wylde bestys great plente, And lyons where they lay. In a wod that wase tyght, 510 Yt Drew nere-hand nyght By dymmynge of the Day, Harkyn, lord{es}, {to} them came wo, He and hys squyer~ p{ar}tyd in two, Carfuƚƚ men then were they. 515

[Linenotes: 502. _noble_] so F. II; _nothere_ MS. 507-509: so F. II: _Berrys he sawe stondyng And wyld bestes ther goyng, Gret lyonys ther he fond._Â MS. 510: _tyght_] so F. II; _thyke_ MS. 512: _By d._] so F. II; _And ine the Dawnyng_Â MS. 513: _to--wo_] so F. II; _to_] of F. II. _what I schalle sey_Â MS. 514: _in two_] so F. II; _they_ MS. 515: _men--they_] so F. II; _they were that Day_Â MS.]

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[Sidenote: and comes on a Dragon.]

At the schedyng of a Rome Eche p{ar}tyd other frome, For sothe, ase I vndyrstond. Torrent toke a dulful wey Downe in~ a depe valey 520 Be-syd a weƚƚ strong. A lytyƚƚ be fore mydnyght Of a dragon he had syght, That grysly wase to {fond}; He had hym nowght to were, 525 But hys schyld and hys spere, f. 85a. That wase in~ hys squyer{es} hond.

[Linenote: 524. _fond_] _syght_ MS.]

[Headnote: AÂ DRAGON ATTACKS TORRENT.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent prays to Christ to be his help.]

Torrent knelyd on hys kne, To I{es}u Cryst p{ra}yd he: ‘Lord, mykyƚƚ of myght, 530 Syne I wase in~ meche care, Let me nevuyr~ owt of {t}hys world far~, Tyƚƚ I haue take o{rd}er of knyght. Ase I ame falsely hether~ sent, Wyld-som weyes haue I went, 535 W{i}t{h} fynd{es} for to fyght. Now, I{es}u, for thy holy name, Ase I ame but man~ a-lone, Than~ be my helpe to nyght!’

[Linenotes: 532. _thys_] _hys_ (!) MS. 533. _haue_] _or_ add. (!) MS. _order_] _othere_ (!)Â MS.]

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[Sidenote: The Dragon’s tail is 7 yards long,]

Ase Torrent I{es}u gan~ p{ra}y, 540 He herd the dragon~, ther he lay Vndyr-nethe a clo{w}; Of an{d} on he wase stronge, Hys tayle wase VII yerd{es} long, That aftyr hyme he dr{o}we; 545 Hys wyngg{es} wase long and wyght, To the chyld he toke a flyght W{i}t{h} an howge sw{ow}e; Had he nether~ schyld ne spere, But p{ra}yd to god, he schold hyme were, 550 For he wase in dred i-nowe.

[Linenotes: 542. _clow_] _colod_ or _colvd_, _l_ corrected from _d_, MS. 543. _and_] _an_ MS. 545. _drewe_ MS. 548. _swowe_] _swayne_ (!) MS. 551. _inowthe_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: and has a fiery head on it. Torrent cuts 4 ells off the Dragon’s tail;]

On the tayle an hed ther~ wase, That byrnyd Bryght as anny glase, f. 85b. In fyer whan {yt} was dyght; A-bowght the schyld he lappyd yt ther~, 555 Torrent the bowght a-sondyr schere Thurrow the g{ra}ce of god almyght. As the boke of Rome telly{s}, Of hys taylle he cut IIII ell{es} W{i}t{h} hys swerd so bryght. 560 Than cryed the lothely thyng, That aƚƚ the daƚƚ be-gan to Ryng, That hard the gyant wyght.

[Linenotes: 554. _yt_] _he_ MS. 558. _Tellys_] _tellythe_ MS. 563. _That the gyant hard wyght_ MS.]

[[f. 85b. _Text has anomalous “fol.”_]]

[Headnote: TORRENT KILLS THE DRAGON.]

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[Sidenote: and while its Giant-owner is getting ready to help it,]

The gyant seyd: ‘I vndyrstond, There ys sum crystyn~ man~ nere hond, 565 My dragon here I cry. By hym, that schope bothe watyr~ and lond, Aƚƚ that I can se be-fore me stond, Dere schaƚƚ they a-bye! Me thynkythe, I here my dragon~ schowt, 570 I deme, ther be svme dowghtty man~ hym a-bowght, I trow, to long I ly. Yf I dweƚƚ in my pyƚƚ of ston~, And my cheff-fost{er} were gone, A false mayst{er} were I!’ 575

[Linenote: 574. _foster_] _st_ corr. out of _t_.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent kills it. Torrent’s Squire]

Be the gyant wase Redy dyght, Torrent had slayne the dragon~ Ryght; Thus gan god hyme scheld. To the mownteyne he toke the wey To Rest hyme, aƚƚ that day, 580 He had myst{er}, to be kyld. Tyƚƚ the day be-gan to spryng, f. 87a.[T1] Fowllys gan myrre to syng Bothe in~ frethe and in feld. Leve we now of Torrent th{o}re 585 And speke we of thys squyer~ more: I{es}u hys sole fro heƚƚ shyld!

[Linenotes: 581. _kyllyd_ MS. 585. _there_ MS.]

[Footnote T1: There is no f. 86 in the paging of the MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT’S SQUIRE IS MET BY A GIANT.]

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[Sidenote: rides all night in a wood,]

Hys squyer~ Rod aƚƚ nyght In a wod, that wase fuƚƚ tyght, W{i}t{h} meche care and gret fare, 590 For to seke hys lord Torrent, That wy{ght}ly wase frome hyme sent, And he wyst nevyr~ whethyr ne wh{a}r~. He Durst neuyr~ cry ne schuot, For wy{l}d best{es} were hym a-bowght 595 In~ the holtt{es} h{a}re; A lyty{l} whyƚƚ be-fore the day He toke in~ to a Ryde-wey Hyme self to meche care.

[Linenotes: 592. _wysly_ MS. 593. _wher_ MS. 595. _wyld_] _wyd_ MS. 596. _hore_ MS. 597. _lyty_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: till he finds a highway,]

Forthe he Rod, I vndyrstond, 600 Tyƚƚ he an hey wey fond, W{i}t{h}-owtyn~ any Del{ite}, Also fast ase he myght fare, Fore berrys and apys, þ{a}t ther w{a}re, Lest they wold hym byght. 605 The sone a-Rose and schone bryght, Of a castyƚƚ he had a syght, That wase bothe feyer~ and whyte . . . .

[Linenotes: 602. _Delite_] _delay_ MS. 604. _were_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: and is met by a Giant. The Giant cuts Torrent’s Squire into 4 quarters.]

The gyant h{i}m se, & ny yed, And seyd: ‘Fellow, so god me sped, 610 Thow art welcom to me: f. 87b. What dost thow here in my forest?’ ‘Lord, to seke an hawkys nest, Yff yt yow{r} wyl be.’ ‘The be-hovythe to ley a wede.’ 615 To an oke he hym led: Gret Ruthe yt wase to se. In IIII q{uar}ter{es} he hym dr{o}we, And eu{er}y quarter vppon a bowe; Lord, soche weys toke hee! 620

[Linenotes: 609. _hem_ MS. 618. _drewe_ MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT IS ATTACKT BY THE GIANT ROCHENSE.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent finds these,]

Ase Torrent in~ the movnteyn~ dyd ly, Hym thowght, he hard a Reufuƚƚ cry; Gret fere ther hyme thowght. ‘Seynt Marre,’ seyd the chyld so f{re}, ‘Wher euyr~ my jentyƚƚ squyer~ myght be, 625 That I w{i}t{h} me to wod browght? On he dyd hys harnes a-geyne And worthe on hys sted, s{er}teyne, And thetherward he sowght. And wot yow wyƚƚ, I vndyrstond, 630 In fowre quartyr{es} he hym fownd, For other wyse wase yt nowght.

[Linenotes: 624. _fre_] _fer_ MS. 630. _wot_] _w_ add. (!) MS.]

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[Sidenote: and is attackt by this giant Rochense.]

The gyant lenyd to a tre And be-hyld Torrent so free, For sothe, ase {I} yow seye. 635 Thys fend wase ferly to fyght, Rochense, seythe the boke, he hyght, Ther wase a dredfuƚƚ fraye. To the chyld than~ gan he smyght: ‘A theff, yeld the asttyt, 640 As fast as thow may!’ f. 88a. ‘What,’ seyd Torrent, ‘art thow wood? God, that Dyed on the Rood, Geff the evyƚƚ happe thys day!’

[Linenote: 635. _I_] om. MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT FIGHTS THE GIANT ROCHENSE.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent’s steed is kild. He drives the Giant back]

He Rawght Torrent soche a Rowght, 645 Hys stedd{es} brayne he smot owte, So mykyƚƚ he be-gan~. Torrent tho a good sped Ase fast a-bowte an eche {yede}; Ase swefte ase he myght, {he} R{a}n. 650 He gathyred svm of hys gere, Bothe hys schyld and hys spere; Nere hym yod he than~. Bacward than be a browȝ Twenty fote he gard hyme goo, 655 Thus erthe on hym he wane.

[Linenotes: 649. _yede_] _went_ MS. 650. _he Ran_] _Ryne_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: into a deep glen, where he stands in water.]

Yt solasyd Torrant th{e}n~, When he sawe hyme bacward r{e}n Downe be a movnteyn~ of Perowne, Stomlyng thurrow frythe and fen~, 660 Tyƚƚ he com to a depe {glen}, Ther myght non hym s{t}ere. Torrent wase glad and folowyd fast, And hys spere on hyme he brast, Good Adyloke yed hyme nere. 665 The fynd in~ the watyr stod, He fawte a-geyn, ase he were wod, Aƚƚ þe day in~ fere.

[Linenotes: 657. _than_ MS. 658. _ren_] _Rond_ (!) MS. 661. _glen_] _thorne_ MS. 662. _stere_] _schere_ MS. 668. _þe_] _the_ add. (!) MS.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent prays God for help. Jesus freshens up Torrent.]

Tho nere hond wase the day gone, f. 88b. Torrent wase so werry than~ 670 That on hys kne he kneld: ‘Helpe, god, that aƚƚ may! Desoneƚƚ, haue good day!’ Fro hym he cest hys schyld. I{es}u wold not, he were slayne, 675 To hym he sent a schowyr~ of Rayne, Torrent fuƚƚ wyƚƚ yt keld. The fynd saw, he wase ny mate, Owt of the watyr he toke the gate, He thowght to wyne the fyld. 680

[Linenotes: 671. _knelyd he_ MS. 677. _kelyd_ MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT SLAYS THE GIANT ROCHENSE.]

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[Sidenote: The Giant attacks again. Torrent runs him thro’ the heart, cuts his head off,]

Thoo wase Torrent ffresse and good; Nere the fynd sore he stod, Cryst hym saue and see! The fynd fawt w{i}t{h} an yron~ staff, The fyrst stroke, to hym he gaffe, 685 He brast hys schyld on thre. Torrent vndyr hys staff Rane, To the hart he baryd hym than~, And lothely cry gane he. To the g{r}ownd he feƚƚ ase tyght, 690 And Torrent gan hys hed of-smyght, And thus he wynnythe the gre.

[Linenote: 690. _gownd_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: finds him 24 ft. long, and goes to his Castle.]

Torrent knelyd on the grownd And thankyd god þ{a}t ylke stownd, That soche g{ra}ce hyme send. 695 Thus II journeys in thys woo W{i}t{h} hys hand{es} slow {he} gyantys too, That meny a man~ hathe schent. f. 89a. Torrent forthe frome hyme þan yod, And met hyme XXIIII fotte, 700 Ther he lay on the bent. Hedles he left hym there, Howt of the fyld the hed he bare And to the casteƚƚ he went.]

[Linenote: 697. _he_] _II_ MS.]

[Headnote: THE SWORD AND STEED OF GIANT ROCHENSE.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent goes to the Giant’s Castle, and finds a splendid sword,]

To thys casteƚƚ he gan far~; 705 Ther fond he armor~ and other~ g{a}re, A swerd, that wase bryght. To the towre he toke the wey, Ther the gyant{es} bed lay, That Rychyly wase dyght. 710 At the bedd{es} hed he fond A swerd, worthe an Erllys lond, That meche wase of myght. On the pomeƚƚ yt wase wret, Fro a prynce yt wase get, 715 Mownpolyardn{us} he hyght.

[Linenote: 706. _gere_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: and a noble white steed. With the heads of the Giant and Dragon, Torrent]