[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_ MS. 371. _Vn_ (!) MS. _thei_] _i_ written above the line. _hed_ MS. 372. _ther_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT RETURNS TO PORTUGAL.] (34) [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.] (35) [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_ MS.] [Headnote: VERDOWNYS’S FATHER IS TOLD OF HIS SAFETY.] (36) [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.] (37) [Sidenote: and promises Torrent gifts. The King of Gales offers Torrent his daughter.]