‘I yeve {yt} the, s{ir}, of my {h}ond, f. 94b. And there-to, an erledome of {my} lond, For soth, ye shaƚƚ it haue; 1085 Omage thou shalte none {nor} ffyne, But euer more to the and thyne, Frely, so god me saue!’ Lordys, and ye liston wold, What was clepud the riche hold: 1090 The casteƚƚ of Cardon~, {by sawe}. Two days or thre dwellith he th{a}re And sith he takythe {leve} to ffare, Both at knyght and knave. [Linenotes: 1083. _yt_] om. MS. _of_] _alle_ add. MS. _hond_] _lond_ MS. 1084. _my_] om. MS. 1086. _nor_] om. MS. 1091. _by s._] om. MS. 1092. _there_ MS.] (95) [Sidenote: Torrent hears that Desonell is to marry a strange King.] By the kyng of P{er}vens he gan gane, 1095 That he had oute {of preson} i-tane His son vppon a day. Gentilmen were blith and ffayn~, That he in helth was comyn~ agayn~, That they myght with hym~ play. 1100 There of herd he, s{er}tayn{le}, That Desoneƚƚ wedid shold be With an vncouth Ray. And listonyth, lordis, of a chaunce, Howe he lefte his countenaunce 1105 And takyth hym~ armes gay! [Linenotes: 1098. _leve_] _the way_ MS. 1096. _of preson_] om. MS. 1101. _sertayn_ MS. 1103. _vnc._] _a_ add. MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT IS KNIGHTED. DESONELL IS MARRIED.] (96) [Sidenote: The King of Provyns knights Torrent.] By-fore the kyng he feƚƚ on kne: ‘Good lord,’ he said, ‘for charite, Yeve me order of knyght! I wott weƚƚ, leryd are ye, 1110 My lordys doughter shaƚƚ wed be To a man~ off myght.’ ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘I trow, she mone f. 95a. To the prynce off Aragon~, By this day sevynnyght. 1115 Swith,’ he seith, ‘that this be done, That thou be there and wyn~ thy shone, Gete the armes bryght.’ [Linenotes: 1110. _ye are leryd_ MS. 1111. _be wed_ MS. 1115 and 1118 have changed their place in the MS.] (97) [Sidenote: Torrent has an azure shield with a gold squire on it; and a grinning dragon of gold on the crest of his helmet.] Sir Torrent ordenyth hym a sheld, It was ryche in euery ffeld, 1120 Listonyth, what he bare: O{n} aȝure a squier off gold, Richely bett on mold; Listonyth, what he ware: A dragon~ lying hym be-syde, 1125 His mouth grennyng fuƚƚ wyde, Aƚƚ ffyghtyng as they were; The creste, that on his hede shold stond, Hit was aƚƚ gold shynand, Thus previd he hym~ there. 1130 [Linenote: 1122. _On_] _of_ MS.] (98) [Sidenote: He hears that Desonell’s marriage is certain.]