(58) [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.] (59) [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.] (60) [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.] (61) [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.] (62) [Sidenote: Torrent goes to the Giant’s Castle, and finds a splendid sword,]