[Linenotes: 1526. _rode_ MS. 1529. _ffound_ MS. 1532. _welle_ MS. 1535. _wot_ MS. 1537. _they_] _thou_ MS.] (133) [Sidenote: He considers what he shall do, and resolves to fight.] ‘Lord god, what is beste, So I{es}u me helpe, Est or Weste, I Can not Rede to {say}. 1540 Yf I to the shipp fare, No shipmen~ ffynd {I} thare; It is long, sith they were away. Other wayes yf I wend, Wyld bestis wyƚƚ me shend: 1545 Falshede, woo worth it aye! I ffyght here, I{es}u, for thy sake; [1560] Lord, to me kepe thou take, As thou best may!’ [Linenotes: 1540. _say_] _done_ MS. 1542. _And no_ MS. _I_] om. MS.] (134) [Sidenote: He baits his steed. The Norse Giant prepares to fight.] Down~ light this gentiƚƚ knyght, 1550 To Rest hym~ a lituƚƚ wight, And vnbrydelid his stede And let hym~ bayte on~ the ground, And aventid hym~ in~ that stound, There of he had gret nede. 1555 The Gyaunt yode and gaderid stone And sye, where the knyght gan~ gone, [1570] Aƚƚ armed in dede; f. 102a. And wot ye weƚƚ and not wene, Whan eyther of hem had other sene, 1560 Smertely {they} rerid her dede. [Linenotes: 1553. _bayte_] _hym_ add. MS. 1561. _they_] om. MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT GETS ASSURANCE FROM HEAVEN.] (135) [Sidenote: Torrent prays to Christ, and is cheerd by a voice from Heaven.] For that s{ir} Torent had hym sene, He worth vppon his stede, I wene, And I{es}u prayd{e} he tiƚƚ: ‘Mary son~, thou here my bone, 1565 As I am~ in venturus s{t}ad come, My jurnay {to} fuƚƚ-ffyƚƚ!’ [1580] A voys was fro hevyn~ sent And said: ‘Be blith, s{ir} Torent, And yeve the no thing yƚƚ, 1570 To ffyght with my lordys enemy: Whether that thou lyve or dye, Thy mede the quyte he wyƚƚ!’ [Linenotes: 1566. _sad_ MS. 1567. _to_] _than_ MS. 1573. _He wylle quyte the thy mede_ MS.] (136) [Sidenote: The Giant advances against Torrent.] Be that the giaunt had hym dight, Cam~ ageyn~ that gentiƚƚ knyght, 1575 As bold as eny bore; He bare on~ his nek a croke, [1590] Woo were the man~, that he ou{er}toke, It was twelfe ffote and more. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘ffor charite, 1580 Loke, curtes man~ that thou be, Yf thy wyƚƚ ware: I haue so fought aƚƚ this nyght With thy II dragons wekyd and wight, They haue bett me fuƚƚ sore.’ 1585 [Headnote: THE NORSE GIANT, WERAUNT, WOUNDS TORRENT.] (137) [Sidenote: The Giant says he’ll punish Torrent for killing his 2 Dragons and his Brother Cate.]