Torrent of Portyngale Part 9

283. _thy_] _th_ corrected from _m_.

_gentry_] _gentre_, _e_ corrected from _y_.

285. _nyee_] first _e_ above the line.

286. _hande_] _d_ corrected from _e_.

_tane_ MS.

287. _bewte_ MS.

_twayne_ MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT IS TAKEN INTO THE GIANT'S CASTLE.]

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[Sidenote: He tells her he has kild the Giant.]

The lady wase neuyr~ so a-drad, In to the hale sche hym lad, 290 That lemyred ase gold bryght; Sche byrlyd whyt wyne and Rede: f. 81a.

'Make vse myrre a-geyne ow{re} Dedd, I wot will, yt ys so dyght!'

'Be my trowthe!' seyd Torrent, 295 'I wole be thy warrant, He comythe not here thys nyght.

On soche a slepe he ys browght, All men of lyve wakythe hym nowght, But onely G.o.d{es myght}.' 300

[Linenote: 300. _G.o.des myght_] _G.o.de a lone_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: She tells him of Prince Verdownys, and 4 Earls' sons in the Giant's prison.]

Blythe then wase that lady jent, For to on-harnes Torrent, That dowghtty wase and bold; 'For sothe,' sche seyd, 'I wot wher ys The kyng{es} sone {Verdownys}, 305 Fast put in hold In a dongon~, that ys dym; Fowyre good Eryll{es} sonnys be w{i}t{h} hyme Ys fet in~ fere and fold.

The gyant wan theme in~ a tyde, 310 Ase they Rane be the watyr syd, And put them in~ preson~ cold.

[Linenote: 305. _Verdownys_] _of pvense_ MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT FREES A PRINCE AND 4 EARLS' SONS.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent breaks open the prison,]

'In an yron~ cage he hathe them done.'

Torrent went thether~ sone: 'Are ye yet levand?' 315 The kyng{es} sone askyd than~, Yf ther were anny crysten man~, 'Wold bryng vse ow{t} of bond?'

'Lord,' he seyd, 'G.o.d allmyght, I had levyr on a Day to fyght, f. 81b. 320 Than all my fathyrys lond.'

W{i}t{h} an iryn~ mall styff and strong~ He brake vpe an yron~ dore or longe, And sone the keyes he fond.

[Linenotes: 318. _owt_] _ow_ (!) MS.

323. _or longe_] added in paler ink.]

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[Sidenote: and frees the 5 youths. They sup.]

Owt he toke thys chyldyryn~ fyve, 325 The feyrest that were on lyve, I-hold in~ anny sted.

The lady wase full gl{e}d, Sche byrlyd whyt wyn~ and Redd, And sethyn~ to soper sone they yed. 330 'Lord{es},' he seyd, 'syn yow are her~, I Red yow make Ryght good cher~, For now ys all thy nede.'

Thus he covyrd owt of care.

G.o.d, that sofryd wondd{es} s{a}re, 335 Grante vse well to sped!

[Linenotes: 325. _chyld._] a _v_ struck out, follows.

328. _glad_ MS.

335. _sore_ MS.

336. _well{e} to sped_] _to sped welle_ MS.]

[Headnote: THEY ALL CHOOSE THEIR HORSES TO RIDE AWAY.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent freed Prince Verdownys, Lords Torren, Jakys, and Amyas, and Princess Eleanor.]

Lordd{es}, and ye wol lythe, The chyldyr namys I woll tell blythe, Here kyn, how they were me told; The kyng{es} sone, that dowghtty {ys}, 340 Wase clepyd Verdownys, That dowghtty wase and bold, And an Eryll{es} son, that hyght Torren~, A nother Iakys of Berweyne, The forthe was Amyas bold. f. 82a. 345 The kyng{es} dowghttyr of Gales lond, Elyoner~, I vndyrstond, That worthy wase in hold,

[Linenotes: 337. after _wol_, _be_ struck out MS.

340. _ys_] _wase_ MS.

346-348 put before 343-345, MS.]

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[Sidenote: She takes Torrent to his chamber, and then all of them to the stable, where each chooses a horse.]

In to hys chambyr sche hyme led, Ther gold and syluyr wase spred, 350 And asur~, that wase bl{o}; In yron ther he gan stond, Body and armys {al sch}y{n}and, In~ powynt to trusse and goo.

In to a stabyll sche hym led, 355 Eche toke a full feyer~ sted, They were {redy} to goo; And wote ye well and vndyrstond, Had the gyant be levand, They had not p{ar}tyd soo. 360

[Linenotes: 351. _blo_] _blewe_ MS.

353. _al sch._] _lygand_ (!) MS.

354. _trusse_] corrected from _truste_.

357. _redy_] om. MS.

358. _wote_] with paler ink corrected from _what_.

359. _Had_] corrected out of _han_.

_byn_ follows, almost entirely erased.

_gyant_] _t_ corrected from _d_.]

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[Sidenote: Torrent feeds the lions on the Giant's body, and puts his head on a horse.]

They woll not to bed gan{ge}, Tyll on the morrow the Day sp.r.o.nge, Thus a wey to ffare.

Torrant sperryd the gattys, i-wyse, All that he lyst he clepyd hys, 365 The keys and thyng he bare.

The lyon{s that was} at the dore Wase led to her~ mayst{er} that wase befor~, {O}n hym thay fed them {ya}r{e}, Vpp won of the horse, that wase ther~ levyd, 370 {O}n hym thei trussyd the gyantt{es} he{ve}d.

Thus helpt hym G.o.d th{a}r~.

[Linenotes: 361. _gange_] _gan_ MS.

_ll{e} on the_ struck out, follows.

366. _keys_] _e_ written with paler ink above the line.

367. _lyons that was_] _lyone_ MS.

369. _Vn_ (!) MS.