In the casteƚƚ found he nought, That god on the Rode bought; 1635 High vppon~ a toure, As he caste a side lokyng, [1650] He saw a lady in her bed syttyng, White as lylye ffloure; Vp a-Rose that lady bryght, 1640 And said: ‘Welcom~, s{ir} knyght, That fast art in stoure!’ ‘Damyseƚƚ, welcom~ mut thou be! Graunt thou me, for charite, Of one nyghtis so{i}oure!’ 1645 [Linenote: 1645. _socoure_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT IN THE GIANT WERAUNT’S CASTLE.] (142) [Sidenote: The Lady says the Giant Weraunt will kill him.] ‘By Mary,’ said that lady clere, ‘Me for-thinkith, that thou com~ here, [1660] Thy deth now is dight; For here dwellith a geaunt, He is clepud Weraunt, 1650 He is {to} the deviƚƚ be-taught. To day at morn~ he toke his croke, Forth at the yat{es} the way he toke, And said, he wold haue a draught; f. 103b. And here be chambers two or thre, 1655 In one of hem I shaƚƚ hide the, God the saue ffrome harmes right!’ [1670] [Linenotes: 1650. _Weraunt_] _weraumt_ (?) MS. 1651. _to_] _of_ MS.] (143) [Sidenote: Torrent tells her to come and see the Giant.] ‘Certayn~,’ tho said the knyght, ‘That theffe I saw to nyght, Here be-side a sla{d}e. 1660 He was a ferly freke in ffyght, With hym faught a yong knyght, Ech on other laid good l{a}de; Me thought weƚƚ, as he stode, He was of the fend{us} blood, 1665 So Rude was he made. Dame, yf thou leve not me, [1680] Com~ nere, and thou shalt se, Which of hem ab{a}de.’ [Linenotes: 1660. _slate_ or _flate_ MS. 1663. _lode_ MS. 1669. _abode_ MS.] (144) [Sidenote: The Norwegian Princess sees the Giant’s corpse, and praises his slayer.] Blith was that lady bryght 1670 For to se that {selly} sight: With the knyght went she. Whan she cam, where the Geaunt lay, ‘Sir,’ she said, ‘p{ar}maffay I wott weƚƚ, it is he. 1675 Other he was of god aƚƚ-myght Or seynt George, oure lady knyȝt~, [1690] That there his bane hath be. Yf eny cryston~ man smyte hym down~, He is worthy to haue renown~ 1680 Thorough oute aƚƚ crystiaunte.’ [Linenote: 1671. _selly_] om. MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT RESCUES THE PRINCESS OF NORWAY.] (145) [Sidenote: She tells Torrent that her Father gave her, as his ransom, to the Giant.]