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The Giant Cate comes to an Island.

The Gyaunt shipped in a while 1260

And sett hym⁾ oute in an yle,

That was grow both grene and gay.

Sir Torrent com⁾ prekand on a stede,

Richely armed in his wede;

‘Lordyngys,’ gan he say, 1265

‘It is semely ffor a knyght,

Vppon a stede ffor to ffyght.’

They said sone: ‘Nay,

He is so hevy, he can not ryde. [1270]

Torrent said: ‘Evill̴ mut he be-tyde, 1270

Falshode, woo worth it aye!’