[Sidenote: At dinner, Torrent lays Slongus’s head on the table.] He wold not in passe, Tiƚƚ they at myd mete was, On the other day at none. 1190 His squiers habite he had, Whan~ he to the deyse yad, With oute couped shone, And the hede on~ the bord he laid: ‘Lo, s{ir} kyng, hold this,’ he said, 1195 ‘Or ellis wroth we anon~!’ They sett stiƚƚ at the bord, None of hem spake one word, But ryght that he had done. [Linenote: 1198. _They spake nether ylle ne good_ add. (!) MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT CLAIMS DESONELL, AND HALF PORTUGAL.] (104) [Sidenote: Torrent proclaims the promise of the King of Portugal to give him Desonell, and half Portugal, if he slew Slongus.] Torrent at the syde bord stode: 1200 ‘Lystonyth, lordyng{es}, gentiƚƚ of blood, For the love of god aƚƚ-myght: The kyng heyght me his doughter dere, To ffyght with a ffendys ffere, That wekyd was and wight, 1205 To wed her to my wyffe, And halffe his kyngdome be his liffe, And after his days aƚƚ his ryght. [1209] Lokyth, lordys, you among, f. 96b. Whether he do me ryght or wrong!’ 1210 Tho waried hym~ both kyng & knyght. [Linenote: 1211. _&_] _ky_, struck out, add. MS.] (105) [Sidenote: The King of Aragon says his son has wedded Desonell. He will be revenged on the King of Portugal.] Tho said the kyng of Aragon, i-wys: ‘Torrent, I wiste no thing of thys, A gret maister arte thou!’ The kyng sware be seynt Gryffen~: 1215 ‘With a sword thou shalte her wynne, Or thou haue her nowe: For why, my son to her was wed, Gret lordys to churche her led, [1220] I take wittnes of aƚƚ you.’ 1220 ‘Kyng Calamond, haue good day, Thou shalt i-bye it, and I may, To god I make avowe.’ [Linenote: 1220. _you alle_ MS.] (106) [Sidenote: To settle the quarrel, the Emperor suggests a fight between 2 Champions.] The Emp{er}oure of Rome ther was, Be-twene thes kyng{es} gan~ he passe 1225 And said: ‘Lordys, as sone, This squier, that hath brought this hede, The kyng had wend he had be dede, And a-venturly gan~ he gone: [1230] I rede you take a day of {ryghtes}, 1230 And do it vppon~ two knyght{es}, And let no man~ be sl{o}n~!’ Gret lordys, that were thare, This talis lovid at that fare And ordenyd tha{t} anon~. 1235 [Linenotes: 1230. _ryghtes_] _Restys_ MS. 1232. _slayn_ MS. 1235. _that_] _than_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT IS TO FIGHT THE GIANT CATE.] (107) [Sidenote: The King of Aragon sends to the giant Cate to fight Torrent]