[[Linenote 271: _all “e” and “o” printed as shown_]] (26) [Sidenote: The Lady takes Torrent past the Lions, into the Castle.] ‘Euyr~ me thynkythe be thy tale, The song of the burd{es} smale On slepe hathe hyme browght.’ ‘Ye,’ seyd Torrent, ‘ore he be wakyn~, 280 I schaƚƚ the teƚƚ soche a tokyn~, Of hym thow haue no thowght! But woldd{es} thow for thy gentry Do the lyonnys downe lye, That they nyee me nowght?’ 285 By the hande sche gan{n}e hym ta And led hyme in~ be{tw}e them twa; Ryght ase sche wold, they wrowght. [Linenotes: 277. _thy_] _my_ erased and _thy_ written above the line. 283. _thy_] _th_ corrected from _m_. _gentry_] _gentre_, _e_ corrected from _y_. 285. _nyee_] first _e_ above the line. 286. _hande_] _d_ corrected from _e_. _tane_ MS. 287. _bewte_ MS. _twayne_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT IS TAKEN INTO THE GIANT’S CASTLE.] (27) [Sidenote: He tells her he has kild the Giant.] The lady wase neuyr~ so a-drad, In to the hale sche hym lad, 290 That lemyred ase gold bryght; Sche byrlyd whyt wyne and Rede: f. 81a. ‘Make vse myrre a-geyne ow{re} Dedd, I wot wiƚƚ, yt ys so dyght!’ ‘Be my trowthe!’ seyd Torrent, 295 ‘I wole be thy warrant, He comythe not here thys nyght. On soche a slepe he ys browght, Aƚƚ men of lyve wakythe hym nowght, But onely god{es myght}.’ 300 [Linenote: 300. _godes myght_] _gode a lone_ MS.] (28) [Sidenote: She tells him of Prince Verdownys, and 4 Earls’ sons in the Giant’s prison.] Blythe then wase that lady jent, For to on-harnes Torrent, That dowghtty wase and bold; ‘For sothe,’ sche seyd, ‘I wot wher ys The kyng{es} sone {Verdownys}, 305 Fast put in hold In a dongon~, that ys dym; Fowyre good Eryll{es} sonnys be w{i}t{h} hyme Ys fet in~ fere and fold. The gyant wan theme in~ a tyde, 310 Ase they Rane be the watyr syd, And put them in~ preson~ cold. [Linenote: 305. _Verdownys_] _of pvense_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT FREES A PRINCE AND 4 EARLS’ SONS.] (29) [Sidenote: Torrent breaks open the prison,] ‘In an yron~ cage he hathe them done.’ Torrent went thether~ sone: ‘Are ye yet levand?’ 315 The kyng{es} sone askyd than~, Yf ther were anny crysten man~, ‘Wold bryng vse ow{t} of bond?’ ‘Lord,’ he seyd, ‘god aƚƚmyght, I had levyr on a Day to fyght, f. 81b. 320 Than aƚƚ my fathyrys lond.’ W{i}t{h} an iryn~ maƚƚ styff and strong~ He brake vpe an yron~ dore or longe, And sone the keyes he fond. [Linenotes: 318. _owt_] _ow_ (!) MS. 323. _or longe_] added in paler ink.] (30) [Sidenote: and frees the 5 youths. They sup.]