+T+errent sayd: ‘Be Marre bryght, 85 Yt ys gret sorrow that he hathe syght, The devyƚƚ of heƚƚ hym blynd!’ The {kyng} sayd: ‘P{ar} la-more de dewe, Thow darryst fuƚƚ evyƚƚ w{i}t{h} thy Ey hym sewe, He wold feƚƚ the w{i}t{h} hys wynde.’ 90 ‘Now, be my trowthe,’ seyd Torrent than~, ‘Ase I ame a jentylman~, Yf I may hym fynd, Won fot woƚƚ I not fro hym pase, Thow he be stronger~ than Samson~ wase, f. 77b. 95 Or anny man~ of {hys} kynd!’ [Linenotes: 86. _he_] written above the line, MS. 88. _kyng_] _knyght_ MS. 96. _hys_] om. MS.] (10) [Sidenote: the Giant Begonmese, and sets out.] Hys squyerys, they mornyd s{a}re, W{i}t{h}-owt fere that he schold fare To that gret iorney, W{i}t{h} the gyant heygh for to fyght. 100 Be-gon~-mese that gyant hyght, That fyndd{es} f{e}re for aye. To arme hyme Torrant g{a}s, Hys good stede w{i}t{h} hym he ta{s}, W{i}t{h} owt squyer~ that Day. 105 He takythe leve at lorddys hend, And on hys wey gan he wynd, For hym aƚƚ they p{ra}y. [Linenotes: 97. _sore_ MS. 102. _fare_ MS. 103. _gas_] _goos_ MS. 104. _tas_] _takythe_ MS. 108. _pray_] _prayd_ MS.] (11) [Sidenote: Desonell knows not that it is for love of her. God give Torrent victory!] Lytyƚƚ wyst Desoneƚƚ that jente, For whos love that he went 110 To fyght w{i}t{h} that knave. Now god, that Dyed appon a Rode, Strengithe hym bothe bone and blod, The fyld for to haue! He that schaƚƚ wend soche a wey, 115 Yt were nede for hym to p{ra}y, That I{es}u hym schuld saue. Yt ys in~ the boke of Rome, Ther was no knyght of kyrstendome, That jorney Durst crave. 120 [Headnote: TORRENT SEES THE GIANT SLEEPING.] (12) [Sidenote: After 6 days’ ride he sees the Giant asleep.] VI days Rydythe he By the cost of the feyer~ see, To seke the gyant kene. By the cost as he Rode, f. 78a. In a forest longe and brode 125 And symly wase to se{n}e, Hey sperrys ther he fonde And gret olyvys growonde Coverd in~ levys {grene}. Sone wase he ware, ase y yow say, 130 Vppon a movnteyn~ ther he laye On slepe, ase I wene. [Linenotes: 123. _seke_] _ches_, struck out, _seke_ written over with paler ink. 126. _see_ MS. 129. _grene_] _smale_ MS.] (13) [Sidenote: He prays for Christ’s help.]