[Headnote: THE SWORD AND STEED OF GIANT ROCHENSE.]
[Sidenote: Torrent goes to the Giant’s Castle, and finds a splendid sword,]
To thys casteƚƚ he gan far~; 705 Ther fond he armor~ and other~ g{ a}re, A swerd, that wase bryght. To the towre he toke the wey, Ther the gyant{ es} bed lay, That Rychyly wase dyght. 710 At the bedd{ es} hed he fond A swerd, worthe an Erllys lond, That meche wase of myght. On the pomeƚƚ yt wase wret, Fro a prynce yt wase get, 715 Mownpolyardn{ us} he hyght.
[Sidenote: and a noble white steed. With the heads of the Giant and Dragon, Torrent]
The sarten { to sey} w{ i}t{ h}-owt lese, A scheff-chambyr~ he hym ches, Tyƚƚ on the morrow day. To the stabuƚƚ tho he y{ e}d, 720 There he fond a nobyƚƚ sted, Wase comely whyt and grey. The gyantt{ es} hed gan he take, And the dragonnys wold he not forsake, And went forthe on hys wey. 725 He left mor~ good in that sale Than wase w{ i}t{ h} in~ aƚƚ Portynggaƚƚ, f. 89b. Ther ase the gyant laye.
[Linenotes: 717. _to sey_] om. MS. 718. _he_] _sche_ MS. _chesys_ (!) MS. 720. _yod_ MS.]
[Sidenote: rides back to Portugal. Torrent gives the King the Giant’s and Dragon’s heads instead of a Falcon,]
Tho he Rod bothe Day and nyght, Tyƚƚ he come to a casteƚƚ bryght, 730 Ther ys lord gan dweƚƚ. The kyng ys gone to the gate, Torrent on kne he fond ther at, Schort taƚƚ for to teƚƚ. ‘Haue thow thys in~ thyn~ hond: 735 No nother hawkys ther I fond At Mawdlenys weƚƚ.’ The kyng { quod}: ‘Ase so haue I blyse, Torrent, I trow, sy{ bb}e ys To the deweƚƚ of heƚƚ! . . . . 740
[Linenotes: 738. _quod_] om. (!) MS. 739. _sybbe_] _sylke_ MS.]
[Headnote: TORRENT IS LOVED BY DESONELL.]
[Sidenote: and says the Giant Rochense was Slogus of Fuolles.]
‘Here be syd dwellythe won on lond, Ther ys no knyght, { hy}s dynt may stond, So stronge he ys { in dede}!’ ‘Syr~,’ he sayd, ‘fore sen Iame, What ys the gyant{ es} name, 745 So Euyr good me sped?’ ‘Syr~,’ he seyd, ‘so mvt I the, Slogus of Fu{ o}ll{ es}, thus hyte hee, That wyt ys vndyr wede.’ . . . . . .
[Linenotes: 742. _knyght hys_] _knyghtes_ MS. 743. _in d._] _on grond_ MS.]
[Sidenote: Desonell gives her heart to Torrent.]
Lytyƚƚ and mykyƚƚ, lese and more, 750 Wondyr on the hedd{ es} thore, That Torrent had browght whome. { The} Lord{ es} seyd ‘Be sen Myheƚƚ! Syr kyng, but ye love hyme wyƚƚ, To yow yt ys gret schame!’ 755 Torent ordeynyd pryst{ es} fyve, f. 90a. To syng for hys squyerys lyve, And menythe hym by name. Therfor~ the lady whyt ase swane To Torrant, here lord, sche went than~, 760 Here hert wase to hyme tane.