IV.[F4]

[Footnote F4: In Halliwell’s edition V.]

[_Torrent is offerd a Princess of Provyns._]

[Sidenote:

The king of Provyns warns him against the terrible Giant there,]

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For why I wyll the saye, 917

Moche folke of that countre

Cometh heder for socoure to me,

Bothe by nyghte and by daye. 920

There is a gyaunte of grete renowne,

He destroyeth bothe cyte and towne

And all that he may. 923

As bokes of rome tell,

He was goten with the deuyll of hell,

As his moder slepynge lay.’ 926

[Sidenote:

and offers him his Daughter and 2 Duchies. Torrent says he must keep

his troth.]

The kynge sayde, ‘by Saynt Adryan,

I rede, a nother gentylman

Be there and haue the degre. 929

I haue a doughter, that me is dere,

Thou shalte wedde her to thy fere,

And yf it thy wyll be, 932

Two duchyes in honde

I wyll gyue her in londe.’

‘Gramercy, syr,’ sayd he, 935

‘With my tonge I haue so wrought,

To breke my day wyll I nought,

Nedes me behoueth there to be.’ 938

[Sidenote:

Torrent starts,]

‘On Goddes name,’ the kynge gan sayne,

‘Ie{s}u brynge the saffe agayne,

Lorde, moche of myght!’ 941

Mynstralsy was them amonge,

With harpe, fedyll and songe,

Delycyous notes on hygh[t]e. 944

Whan it was tyme, to bed they wente,

And on the morowe rose Torente

And toke leue of kynge and knyght 947

And toke a redy way.

[Headnote: FRAG. 5. TORRENT HEARS OF THE CALABRIAN GIANT, SLOGUS.]