[Linenotes: 1425. _maistershipmen_ MS. 1429. _lieth_] _here_ add. MS. 1434. _Torerent_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT LANDS IN THE FOREST OF BRASILL.] (124) [Sidenote: Torrent and his knights arm.] Sir Torent armyd hym~ anon [1440] And his knyght{es} euerychone With sheld and spere in hond. The shipmen~ said: ‘As mut I thryve, 1440 I Rede, that euery man~ other shryve, Or that we go to the lond.’ Sir Torent said: ‘As god me spede, We wiƚƚ firste se that ffede, My lord was never f{ail}and! 1445 Gentilmen, ma{k}e chere good, For I{es}u love, that died on Rood, [1450] He wiƚƚ be oure waraunt!’ [Linenotes: 1445. _fleand_ MS. 1446. _make_] _made_ MS.] (125) [Sidenote: They reach the Forest of Brasill. The coward knights flee to the ship, and leave Torrent alone.] In a forest can~ they passe, Of Brasiƚƚ, saith the boke, it was, 1450 With bowes brod and wyde. Lyons and berys there they ff{a}nd And wyld best{es} aboute goand, Reysing on euery side. Thes men~ of armes, w{i}t{h} trayn~ 1455 To the shipp they flew agayn~ In to the see at that tyde; [1460] Fast from land row they be-gan~, A-bove they left that gentilman~, With wyld beestis to haue kyde. 1460 [Linenotes: 1451. _bowes_] _browes_ MS. 1452. _ffound_ MS. 1460. _k_ corrected out of _r_.] (126) [Sidenote: False tales of Torrent are told to the King of Norway.] The shipmen~ of the same lond Ryved vp, I vnderstond, In another lond off hold. f. 100b. To the chamber they toke the way, There the kyng hym~ selfe lay, 1465 And fals talis hym~ told . . . . . . For he wold not the geaunt abyde, [1470] For aƚƚ this contrey feyre and wyde, Thouȝ he yeff it hym wold. [Linenote: 1465 put before 1464 MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT COMES ON 2 DRAGONS IN A VALLEY.] (127) [Sidenote: The King of Norway wants Torrent to come.] ‘Sir kyng, ye haue youre selfe 1470 Erlis {doughty be} ten~ or twelfe, Better know I none: Send youre messingeris ffar and wyde, For to ffeƚƚ the geaunt{es} pride, That youre doughter hath tane.’ 1475 ‘I had lever to haue that knyght; With hym~ is grace of god aƚƚmyȝt~, To be here at his bane.’ [1480] Fuƚƚ lituƚƚ wist that riche kyng Of s{ir} Torrent{es} ryding 1480 In the forest aƚƚ alone. [Linenotes: 1471. _doughty be_] om. MS. 1476. _that_] _ky_, struck out, add. MS.] (128) [Sidenote: Torrent rides up to 2 Dragons.]