To the kyng {the thoght} com~ was, To send vnto Sathanas For a geaunt, that hight Cate, For to make hym~ knyght to his hond [1240] And sease hym~ in aƚƚ his lond; 1240 The messingere toke the gate. f. 97a. Gret othes he sware hym than~, That he shold ffyght but w{i}t{h} one man~, And purvey hym he bad Iryn stavis two or thre, 1245 For to ffyght with Torent ffre, Though he there of ne w{a}tt. [Linenotes: 1236. _the thoght_ om. MS. 1247. _wott_ MS.] (108) [Sidenote: on an island for half Portugal.] Than take counseƚƚ kyng and knyght, On lond that he shold not ffyght, [1250] But ffar oute in the see, 1250 In an yle long and br{a}d; A gret payn~ there was made, That holdyn~ shold it be. Yf Cate slow Torent, that ffre ys, Halfe Portyngale shold be his, 1255 To spend with dedys ffre; And yf s{ir} Torrent myght hym ou{er}-com~, He shold haue halfe Aragon~, Was better than suche thre. [1260] [Linenotes: 1248. _couns._] _of_ add. MS. 1251. _brod_ MS.] [Headnote: THE GIANT CATE, AND TORRENT, GO TO THE ISLAND.] (109) [Sidenote: The Giant Cate comes to an Island.] The Gyaunt shipped in a while 1260 And sett hym~ oute in an yle, That was grow both grene and gay. Sir Torrent com~ prekand on a stede, Richely armed in his wede; ‘Lordyngys,’ gan he say, 1265 ‘It is semely ffor a knyght, Vppon a stede ffor to ffyght.’ They said sone: ‘Nay, He is so hevy, he can not ryde. [1270] Torrent said: ‘Eviƚƚ mut he be-tyde, 1270 Falshode, woo worth it aye!’ (110) [Sidenote: Torrent prays for Christ’s help,] ‘Sir, takyth houseƚƚ and shrefte!’ f. 97b. To god he did his hondys lifte, And thankid hym of his sond: ‘I{es}u Cryste, I the praye, 1275 Send me myght and strengith this day A-yen~ the ffend to stond!’ To the shipp s{ir} Torent went, With the grace, god had hym sent, [1280] That was never ffayland; 1280 Aƚƚ the lordys of that contre, Frome Rome vnto the Grekys se, Stode and be-held on lond. [Linenotes: 1278. This line begins with a big initial letter. _Torent_] _yode_, struck out, add. MS. 1283. _On lond stode and be held_ MS.] (111) [Sidenote: and lands in the Island too. The Giant knocks Torrent’s staff out of his hand,]