‘Be my trouth,’ said Torent thanne, ‘As I am~ a cryston~ man 2480 I-quytt shaƚƚ it be.’ [2581] Torent be-strode a stede strong And hent a tymber gret and long, And to hym~ rode he. [Linenote: 2483 put before 2482 MS.] (216) [Sidenote: Torrent rides down his younger son. He and his sons are the best jousters.] Torrent to hym rode so sore, 2485 That he to the ground hym~ bare, And let hym~ lye in~ the {bent}. There was no man~ hyȝe ne lowe, That myght make Torent to bowe Ne his bak to bend. 2490 They justyd and turneyd there, [2591] And eueryman~ ffound his pere, There was caught no dethis d{e}nt. Of aƚƚ the Justis, that there ware, Torent the floure a way bare 2495 And his sonnys, {verament}. [Linenotes: 2485 f.: _Torrent so sore to hym rode, That he bare hym to the ground_ MS. 2487. _bent_] _ffeld_ MS. 2493. _dynt_ MS. 2496. _ver._] _in that tyde_ MS.] (217) [Sidenote: Desonell greets Torrent, and swoons.] And on~ the morow, whan~ it was day, Amonge aƚƚ the lordys gay, That worthy were, {par de}, Desoneƚƚ wold no lenger lend, 2500 But to s{ir} Torent gan~ she wend [2601] And knelid on her kne. She said: ‘Welcom~, my lord s{ir} Torent!’ ‘And so be ye, my lady gent!’ f. 117a. In sownyng than feƚƚ she. 2505 Vp they cou{er}yd that lady hend, And to mete did they wend With joye and solempnite. [Linenotes: 2499. _par de_] _in wede_ MS. 2502. _And on her kne she knelid_ MS.] [Headnote: DESONELL GREETS TORRENT. HER BEAUTY.] (218) [Sidenote: All go to Dinner.] Dame Desoneƚƚ be-sought the kyng. That she myght, with oute lesyng, 2510 Sytt with Torent alone. [2611] ‘Yes, lady, be hevyn~ kyng, There shaƚƚ be no lettyng; Worthy is he, be seynt Iohn~!’ Tho they washid and went to mete, 2515 And rially they were sett And s{er}uid worthely, {echone}. Euery lord in~ the haƚƚ, As his state wold be-ffaƚƚ, Were couplid with ladyes {schone}. 2520 [Linenotes: 2514. _ffor welle worthy_ MS. 2517. _echone_] _verament_ MS. 2520. _schone_] _gent_ MS.] (219) [Sidenote: Desonell is the fairest lady. The Kings of Jerusalem and Greece go to the] But of aƚƚ ladyes, that were there sene, [2621] So ffeire myght there none bene As was dame Desoneƚƚ. . . . . . . . Thes two kyngis, that doughty ys, To the Cite come, i-wys, 2525 With moche meyne {emell}. [Linenote: 2526. _emell_] om. MS.] (220) [Sidenote: King of Nazareth’s Castle. Desonell sits by Torrent.]