[Sidenote: and thrust into prison, where his son Leobertus hears him lament a whole year.] Fro that s{ir} Torent was h{o}m brought, [2381] Doughty men~ vppon~ hym~ sought, And in preson~ they hym~ thro{ng}e. His son above his hede lay, To kepe hym~ both nyȝt and day, 2285 He wist weƚƚ, that he was strong. Thus in p{re}son as he was, Sore he siȝed and said alas, He couth none other songe. Thus in bondys they held hym thare f. 113b. 2290 A twelfmonyth and som dele mare, [2391] The knyght thought ffuƚƚ long. [Linenotes: 2281. _hom_] _hem_ MS. 2283. _And and_ (!) MS. _throuȝe_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT’S SON ASKS FOR HIS FATHER’S FREEDOM.] (199) [Sidenote: Torrent appeals to God who once enabled him to kill Dragons and Giants.] In a mornyng as he lay, To hym selfe gan~ he say: ‘Why lye I thus alone? 2295 God, hast thou forsakyn~ me? Aƚƚ my truste was in the, In lond where I haue gone! Thou gave me myȝt ffor to slee Dragons two other thre 2300 And giauntes meny one, [2401] And now a man~ in wekid lond Hath myn~ armo{ur} and stede in~ hond: I wold, my liffe were done!’ [Linenote: 2299. _flee_ MS.!] (200) [Sidenote: His son Leobertus hears him, and promises to get him freed.] His son herd hym~ say soo 2305 And in his hert was fuƚƚ woo, In chamber there he lay; ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘I haue thy wede, There shaƚƚ no man reioyse thy stede, Yf so be, that I may. 2310 By oure lady seynt Mary, [2411] Here shalt thou no lenger lye, Nether be nyȝt~ ne be day; As I am~ Curtesse and hend, To the kyng I shaƚƚ wend, 2315 And ffor thy love {hym} pray!’ [Linenotes: 2313. _Nether be day ne be nyȝt_ MS. 2316. _ffor thy love and pray this nyȝt_ MS.] (201) [Sidenote: Leobertus asks the King of Jerusalem for Torrent. The King of Jerusalem grants Torrent to his elder son,] On~ the morow whan~ he Rose, The prynce to the kyng gose And knelid vppon~ his knee; ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘ffor godd{us} sonne, f. 114a. 2320 The knyght, that lieth in the dungeon~, [2421] Ye wold graunt hym~ me! I hard hym say be hym~ alone, Many Geaunt{es} had he slone And dragons II or thre.’ 2325 The kyng said: ‘Be my ffay, Be warr~, he scape not away; I vouch hym saue on the!’ [Headnote: TORRENT IS FREED, AND HONOURD IN JERUSALEM.] (202) [Sidenote: who frees him from prison, tho’ still fettering him.]