For love of thys lady Deyr~ In dede of armys far and nere Aventorr{es} gan he take W{i}t{h} heve tymbyr and ovyr-Ryde, 40 Ther myght no man~ hys dent a-bydde, But to the Erthe he them str{a}ke. Her father and other knyghtt{es} mo Had farly, how he Ryd soo, And on a day to hyme spake, 45 He Seyd: ‘Torrent, howe may thys byne, That thow Dysp{i}syst thes knyghtt{es} kene And ordurr{es} non woƚƚ take?’ [Linenotes: 39. _A ventorres_ MS. 42. _stroke_ MS. 47. _dysplesyst_ MS.] (5) [Sidenote: The King knows that Torrent loves his daughter,] Torrent sayd: ‘So mvt I the, An other sayment woƚƚ I {s}ee, 50 Ore I take ordor of knyght.’ Tho he sware be hevyn kyng, Ther wase told hym a wondyr-thyng~ In hys chambyr to nyght: ‘For~ the love of my doughter dere 55 Thow makyst good far and nere In~ Dedde of armys bryght; And wyt thow wyƚƚ, so god me saue, Thow schalt her~ wyne, yf thow her haue, Be thow neuyr so wy{g}ht!’ 60 [Linenotes: 50. _And_ MS. _see_] _bee_ MS. 60. _wyght_] _wyttht_ MS.] [Headnote: THE KING ASKS TORRENT TO FIGHT A GREEK GIANT.] (6) [Sidenote: and asks him if, for her sake, he’ll fight] Torrent sayd: ‘Be Marry dere, And I were off armyse clere, f. 77a. Yowr Dowghttyr me leve were.’ The kyng seyd: ‘Yf yt be soo, Ore VII yere be a-go, 65 More schaƚƚ we here: Durst thow, for my dowghttyr sake, A poynt of armys for to take W{i}t{h}-owt helpe of fere?’ Than seyd Torrant: ‘So god me sped, 70 W{i}t{h} anny man~ that syttythe on stede Other far ore nere!’ [Linenotes: 61. _Marry_] _e_ corrected into _y_. 65. _a-go_] _a gone_, _ne_ struck out, MS.] (7) Ther-of the kyng~ for tene wax wode: ‘Yf thow wylt make thy body good, Be trew and hold thy cont{ena}nce . . . . . . . 75 Tho seyd Torrant: ‘So god me sped ere! And I wyst, in~ what sted they were, Fore no man~ wold I cha{u}nce.’ [Linenotes: 75. _contnnce_ MS. 78. _chaunce_] corrected out of _change_ MS.] (8) [Sidenote: a Giant in the Greek sea.] ‘In to the Grek{es} see a mylle Ther ly{v}ythe a gyant {in an} yle, 80 Fuƚƚ Euyƚƚ thow dourst hyme stond. My fayer~ forest{es} fellythe downe he And Ryche castell{es} in~ that contre, No ston lettythe he stond.’ [Linenote: 80. _lyvythe_] _lyghttythe_ MS. _in an yle_] _mauyle_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT IS TO FIGHT THE GIANT BEGONMESE.] (9) [Sidenote: Torrent agrees to fight]