Whan s{ir} Torrent in to the Ile was brought, The shipmen~ lenger wold tary nought, 1285 But hied hem sone ageyn~; The Giaunt said: ‘So must I the, Sir, thou art welcom to me, Thy deth is not to layn~!’ [1290] The ffirste stroke to hym he yaue, 1290 Oute of his hand flew his staff: That thefe was fuƚƚ fayn~. Tho s{ir} Torent went nere Cate, . . . . . He thought, he wold hym~ haue slayn~. [Headnote: TORRENT KILLS THE GIANT CATE WITH COBBLE-STONES.] (112) [Sidenote: and runs into the sea. Torrent shies cobble-stones at him, kills him,] The theff couth no better wonne, 1295 In to the see rennyth he sone, As faste as he myght ffare. Sir Torrent gaderid cobled stonys, [1300] Good and handsom ffor the nonys, That good and round w{a}re; 1300 Meny of them to hym~ he caste, He threw stonys on hym so faste, That he was sad and s{a}re. To the ground he did hym feƚƚ, f. 98a. Men~ myght here the fend yeƚƚ 1305 Halfe a myle and m{a}re. [Linenotes: 1298. _gad._] _good_ add. MS. 1300. _were_ MS. 1303. _sore_ MS. 1306. _more_ MS.] (113) [Sidenote: and he is towd ashore. Torrent is shipt to the mainland.] Sir Torent said, as he was wonne, He thankid I{es}u, Maryes son~, [1310] That kyng, that sent hym myȝt~; He said: ‘Lordys, for charite, 1310 A bote that ye send to me, It is nere hand nyght!’ They Reysed a gale w{i}t{h} a sayƚƚ, The Geaunt to lond for to trayƚƚ, Aƚƚ men wonderid on that wight. 1315 Whan that they had so done, They went to s{ir} Torent fuƚƚ sone And shipped that comly knyght. [1320] [Headnote: TORRENT WINS DESONELL, LANDS, AND A CITY.] (114) [Sidenote: Torrent is awarded Desonell, territory, and the City of Cargon. Desonell is divorst from the Prince of Aragon.] The emp{er}oure of Rome was there, {The kynges} of P{er}vens and of Calabere yare, 1320 And other two or thre. They yaue s{ir} Torent, that he wan, Both the Erth and the woman~, And said, weƚƚ worthy was he. Sir Torent had in Aragon~ 1325 The riche Cite of Cargon~ And aƚƚ that riche contre; Archbeshoppes, as the law feƚƚ, [1330] Dep{ar}tid the prynce and Dissoneƚƚ With gret solempnite. 1330 [Linenotes: 1320. _The kynges_] om. MS. 1321. _other_] _kynges_ add. MS. _or_] _the_ add. MS.] (115) [Sidenote: The King of Portugal acknowledges Torrent,]