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Sir Torent dwellid thare

Twelffe wekys and mare, [1370]

Till̴ letters com hym till̴

The King of Norway begs

Fro the kyng of Norway; 1370

For Iesus love he did hym praye,

Yf it were his wyll̴,

him to come and fight a Giant there.

He shold com as a doughty knyght,

With a Geaunt for to ffyght,

That wyll̴ his londys spyll̴; 1375

He wold hym yeve his doughter dere

And halfe Norway ffar and nere,

Both be hold and be hyll̴. [1380]

TORRENT SAILS TO FIGHT A NORWEGIAN GIANT.