Sir Torent said: ‘So god me saue, I-nough to lyve vppon I haue, 1380 I wyƚƚ desire no more; But it be, for I{es}u is sake A poynt of armes for to take, That hath helpid me be-ffore. I yeve the here oute of my hond 1385 To thy doughter aƚƚ my lond, Yf that I end th{o}re.’ And whan~ he toke his way to passe, [1390] Mo than ffyfty with hym was, That fals to hym~ w{o}re. 1390 [Linenotes: 1387. _there_ MS. 1390. _were_ MS.] (120) [Sidenote: leaves 2 gold rings with her,] +S+yr Torent to the lady went, Fuƚƚ curtesly and gent: . . . . . ‘Desoneƚƚ, haue good day! I muste now on my jurnay, A kyngis lond for to fend. 1395 Thes gold ryng{es} I shaƚƚ yeve the, Kepe {them} weƚƚ, my lady ffre, Yf god a child vs send!’ [1400] She toke the ryngis with moche care, f. 99b. Thries in sownyng feƚƚ she thare, 1400 Whan she saw, that he wold wend. [Linenotes: 1393. _Denoselle_ MS. 1397. _them_] om. MS.] (121) [Sidenote: and goes on board ship with his steed and armour. Torrent gets to Norway.] Shipp and takyƚƚ they dight, Stede and armo{ur} ffor to ffyght To the bote they bare. Gentilmen~, that were hend, 1405 Toke her leve at theyre frend, With hym ffor to fare. Kyng Colomond, is not to layn~, [1410] He wold, that he cam nev{ur}e agayn~; There fore god yeff hym~ care! 1410 So within the ffyfty dayes He Come in to the lond of Norways, Hard Contre ffound he thare. [Headnote: TORRENT REACHES NORWAY, AND HEARS OF A GIANT.] (122) [Sidenote: The shipmen tell him of a Giant.] Thus s{ir} Torrent, for soth, is fare, A noble wynd droffe hym~ thare, 1415 Was blowyng oute of the weste. Of the Coste of Norway they had a sight . . . [1419] Of sayling they were aƚƚ preste. So ffeyre a wynd had the knyght, A lituƚƚ be-ffore the mydnyght 1420 He Rode be a foreste. The shipmen said: ‘We be shent; Here dwellith a geaunt, verament, On his lond are we {kest}!’ [Linenote: 1424. _kest_] _sett_ MS.] (123) [Sidenote: Torrent resolves to land.] The maistershipm{o}n~ said: ‘Nowe 1425 I Rede, we take down~ sayle & Rowe, While we haue this tyde. [1430] Sir,’ he said, ‘be god aƚƚmyght, The giant lieth euery nyght On~ the mowntayn~ here be-syde; 1430 My lord the kyng wyƚƚ not ffyght, f. 100a. Tiƚƚ he of you haue a sight, On you ys aƚƚ his pryde!’ Sir Torrent said: ‘Here my hond! Sith we be ryven on this lond, 1435 To nyght wyƚƚ I ryde.’