The kyng a-Rose and to the gat yod, Lord{es} and other~ knyg{htes} good, That were glad of hys com{m}yng. In to the hale he hyme browght, Ryche met spare they nowght, 895 Be-fore Torrent fore to bryng. ‘Syr,’ sayd the kyng, ‘I p{ra}y the, f. 91b. Where be thy men off armys free, That w{i}t{h} the schuld {leng}?’ ‘Syr, to a lord I mvst Ryde, 900 My squyer hongythe be my syde, No man schaƚƚ w{i}t{h} me wend.’ [Linenotes: 892. _knyges_ MS. 899. _leng_] _wynd_ MS.] (79) [Sidenote: Torrent says he has to fight in Calabria.] ‘S{yr},’ seyd the kyng, ‘I p{ra}y the, Where schaƚƚ thy ded of armys bee, Yf yt be thy wyƚƚ?’ 905 ‘S{yr},’ he seyd, ‘vttyrly, At Calabur, sekyrly, I ame aƚƚ Redy ther tyƚƚ W{i}t{h} a squyer, þ{a}t wiƚƚ can Ryde; Fast be the see Sydde 910 Schuld we pley ow{ur} fyle; And wot ye wyƚƚ and vndyrstond, Ther schaƚƚ no knyght come nere hond Fore dred of dentt{es} yƚƚ.’ [Headnote: TORRENT IS OFFERD A PRINCESS OF PROVYNS.] (80) [Sidenote: The King of Provyns warns him against the terrible Giant there,] The kynge seyd: ‘Be godd{es} ore, 915 I Rede, þ{a}t þ{ou} come not th{o}re, Fore why, I wyƚƚ the seye: Meche folke of that contre Come hether~ for~ sokor~ of me, Bothe be nyght and day; 920 There ys a gyant of gret Renowne, He dystrowythe bothe sete and towyn~ And aƚƚ þ{a}t euyr~ he may; And ase the boke of Rome dothe teƚƚ, He wase get of the deweƚƚ of heƚƚ, 925 As hys moder on slepe lay.’ [Linenotes: 915. _kynges_ (!) MS. 916. _there_ MS. 922. _sete_] second _e_ corr. out of _a_ MS.] (81) [Sidenote: and offers him his Daughter and 2 Duchies instead. Torrent says he must keep his troth.] The kyng Seyd: ‘Be seynt Adryan~, f. 92a. I Rede, a nother Jentyƚƚ mane Be there and haue the gre: I haue a dowghttyr, þ{a}t ys me dere, 930 Thow schalt here wed to thy fere, And, yf yt thy wyll be, Two duchyes in {l}onde I wille geve here in~ hande.’ ‘G{ra}marcy, syr,’ sayd he, 935 ‘W{i}t{h} my tonge so haue I wrowght, To breke my day than wiƚƚ I nowght, Nedys me behovythe ther to bee.’ [Linenotes: 929. _the_] so F. IV; om. MS. _degre_ MS. 932. So F. IV; om. (!) MS. 933. _londe_] _honde_ F. IV; om. MS. 935. _syr s. h._] so F. IV; _seyd he thane_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT ARRIVES IN CALABRIA.] (82) [Sidenote: He starts,]