Torrent in~ the storrope stod And p{ra}yd to god, þ{a}t dyed on Rode: ‘Lord, ase thow schalt ale wyld at wyle, Gyff me g{ra}ce to wyn the fyld, 990 That thys {lothly} fynd hym yeld A-non to me tyƚƚ! A man schaƚƚ But onnys Dyee, f. 93a. I wiƚƚ fyght, whiƚƚ I may Dryee.’ He mad cher~ nobyƚƚ. 995 When he had I{es}u p{ra}yd of g{ra}ce, He wyscheyd hyme a batteƚƚ plase, Ther as hym lyst we{ll}e. [Linenotes: 990. _wynd_ (!) MS. _vndyr nethe spere and schyld_ add. (!) MS. 991. _lothly_] om. MS. 995. _nobill chere_ MS. 998. _welle_] _were_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT CHALLENGES THE GIANT SLONGUS.] (87) [Sidenote: Torrent blows his horn. The Giant Slongus, of Flonthus,] Torrent hys spere a-say be-gane, Bothe schyld and spere than~, 1000 That they were sekyr and good. Aftyr þ{a}t, w{i}t{h} in a throwe, Hys good horne gane he blowe. The gyant sawe, wher~ he stodde: Slong{es} of Flonthus staryd than~; 1005 Quod Torrent: ‘Yf thow be a gentyƚƚ man~ Or come of gentyƚƚ blod, Let thy beytyng and thy Ermyght be, And come prove thy strenghe on me, Therfor I sowght the, be the Rodde.’ 1010 [Linenote: 1008. _Let be thy b. a. t. erm._ MS.] (88) [Sidenote: says he’ll wring Torrent’s nose. His Crook is 13 ft. long.] The gyant sayd: ‘Be the Roode, Deweƚƚ of heƚƚ send the fode, Hether to seche me: By the nose I schaƚƚ the wryng, Thow berdles gadlyng~, 1015 That aƚƚ heƚƚ schaƚƚ thow see!’ The wey than to hym he toke And on hys bake he bare a croke, Wase X fot long and thre; And thow he neu{er} so gret w{a}r~, 1020 Torrent thowght not fare to fare, Tyƚƚ wone of them ded bee. f. 93b. [Linenotes: 1011. _sayd_] written above the line. 1017. _he_] so F. VI; om. MS. 1018. _he_] _her_ MS. _croke_] so F. VI; _creke_ (!) MS. 1020. _were_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT SLAYS THE GIANT SLONGUS OF FLONTHUS.] (89) [Sidenote: Torrent charges, pierces the Giant’s eye,] Thoo wold Torrent no lenger~ byd, Tyƚƚ the theff gan he Ryde, Ase fast ase euyr~ he may. 1025 The theff had non ey but on~, Soche sawe I neu{er} none, {Ne}yther~ be nyght {nor} be day. Thurrow godd{es} helpe and sent Awsden~ The spere {throw ye and herne gan ren}. 1030 God send hym the Ryght wey; Than the theff be-gane to Rore. Aƚƚ that in~ the sytte wore, Ouyr~ the wallys they laye. [Linenotes: 1024. _the_] _f_ add. (!) MS. 1028. _Blyther_ (!) MS. _nor_] so F. VI; _and_ MS. 1030. _throw--ren_] _anon he toke to hym_ MS. 1033. _wore_] so F. VI; _were_ MS.] (90) [Sidenote: then spears him thro’ the body,]