The Geaunt said: ‘Be my fay, Wors tyding{es} to me this day [1600] I myght not goodly here. Thorough the valey as thou cam~, My two dragons hast thou slan~, 1590 My solempnite they were. f. 102b. To the I haue fuƚƚ good gate; For thou slow my brother Cate, That thou shalte by fuƚƚ dere!’ Be-twene the giaunt and the knyght 1595 Men myght se buffett{es} right, Who so had be there. [1610] [Linenote: 1590. _slayne_ MS.] (138) [Sidenote: The Giant’s crook cuts through Torrent’s shield to his flesh, and sticks there.] Sir Torent yaue to hym~ a brayd; He levid that the aungeƚƚ said, Of deth yaue he no{ught}. 1600 In to the brest he hym~ bare, His spere hede lefte he thare, So eviƚƚ was hitt {bythought}. The Giaunt hym ayen~ smate Thorough his sheld and his plate, 1605 In to the flesh it sought; And sith he pullith at his croke, [1620] So fast in to the flesh it toke, That oute myȝt he gete it nought. [Linenotes: 1600. _nought_] _no dynt_ MS. 1603. _byth._] _mynt_ MS.] (139) [Sidenote: Torrent throws his shield and the Giant’s crook into the water. The Giant goes in after them and is drowned.] On hym~ he hath it broke, 1610 Glad pluckys there he toke, Set sadly and s{a}re. Sir Torent stalworth satt, Oute of his handys he it gatt, No lenger dwellid he th{a}re. 1615 In to the water he cast his sheld, Croke and aƚƚ to-geders it held, [1630] Fare after, how so euer it ffare. The Geaunt folowid w{i}t{h} aƚƚ his mayn~, And he come never quyk agayn~: 1620 God wold, that so it ware. [Linenotes: 1612. _sore_ MS. 1615. _there_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT SLAYS THE NORSE GIANT, WERAUNT.] (140) [Sidenote: Torrent rides to the Giant’s castle,] Sir Torent bet hym~ there, f. 103a. Tiƚƚ that this fend did were, Or he thens wend. On hym had he hurt but ane, 1625 Lesse myght be a mann{us} bane, But god is fuƚƚ hend: [1640] Thorough grace of hym, that aƚƚ shaƚƚ weld, There the knyght had the feld, Such grace god did hym~ send. 1630 Be than it nyed nere hand nyȝt~, To a casteƚƚ he Rode right, Aƚƚ nyght there to lend. [Linenote: 1626. _But lesse_ MS.] (141) [Sidenote: and finds a fair Lady there. Torrent asks for a night’s lodging.]