Lytyƚƚ and mykyƚƚ, lese and more, 750 Wondyr on the hedd{es} thore, That Torrent had browght whome. {The} Lord{es} seyd ‘Be sen Myheƚƚ! Syr kyng, but ye love hyme wyƚƚ, To yow yt ys gret schame!’ 755 Torent ordeynyd pryst{es} fyve, f. 90a. To syng for hys squyerys lyve, And menythe hym by name. Therfor~ the lady whyt ase swane To Torrant, here lord, sche went than~, 760 Here hert wase to hyme tane. [Linenotes: 752. _browght_] _ho_ add. (!) MS. 753. _The_] om. MS. _seyd_] _he_ add. MS. _Myhell{e}_] _my her_, _r_ corrected to _lle_ with paler ink. 756. _prystes_] V add. (!) MS.] [Headnote: A PRINCE OF ARAGON WANTS TO WED DESONELL.] (67) [Sidenote: The King of Aragon asks for Desonell for his youngest Son.] Lettyrr{es} come ther w{ithalle} To the kyng of Portynggaƚƚ, To ax hys dowghttyr Derre, Fro the kyng of Eragon~, 765 To wed her~ to hys yongeest son~, The lady, that ys so clere. For Torrent schuld not her~ haue, {For} hyme fyrst he here gafe, To the messenger~, 770 And hys {way} fast ageyn dyd pase, Whyle Torrent an huntyng wase, Ther of schuld he not be w{e}re. [Linenotes: 762. _ther withalle_] _hetherward_ MS. 769. _For_] _To_ MS. 771. _way_] om. MS. 773. _ware_ MS.] (68) [Sidenote: The Queen of Portugal wishes Torrent to have her.] On a mornyng, ther ase he lay, The kyng to the quene gan sey: 775 ‘Madame, for cherryte, Thow art oftyn~ hold wyse; Now woƚƚ ye teƚƚ me yow{r} deuyce, How I may governe me: The Ryche kyng hathe to me sent, 780 For to aske my dowghttyr gente That ys so feyer~ and fre.’ ‘Syr,’ sche Seyd, ‘so god me saue, I Red yow let Torent her haue, f. 90b. For best worthy ys he.’ 785 [Linenotes: 775. _The (quene to the) kyng to the quene gan sey_ MS. 779. _That how_ MS. 781. _aske_] _aseke_ MS.] (69) [Sidenote: The King refuses.] He sayd: ‘Madame, were that feyer~, To make an erll{es} sone myn Eyer~? I wiƚƚ not, by sen Iame! There he hathe done maystr{es} thre, Yt ys {hys} swerd, yt ys not he, 790 For Hatheloke ys ys name.’ ‘Lord, he myght fuƚƚ wyƚƚ sped, A knyght{es} dowghttyr wase hyme bed, Ase whyt ase wall{es} b{a}ne; And yf ye warne hyme Desoneƚƚ, 795 A{ll} that ther of here teƚƚ, Ther of wyƚƚ speke schame.’ [Linenotes: 790. _hys_] om. MS. 794. _swalles_ (!) MS. _bone_ MS. 796. _All_] _And_ MS.] [Headnote: THE KING OF PORTUGAL’S TREACHERY TO TORRENT.] (70) [Sidenote: The false King of Portugal plots to have Torrent kild by another Giant.]