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Torrent
Terrent sayd: ‘Be Marre bryght, 85
Yt ys gret sorrow that he hathe syght,
The devyll̴ of hell̴ hym blynd!’
The kyng sayd: ‘Par la-more de dewe,
Thow darryst full̴ evyll̴ with thy Ey hym sewe,
He wold fell̴ the with hys wynde.’ 90
agrees to fight
‘Now, be my trowthe,’ seyd Torrent than),
‘Ase I ame a jentylman),
Yf I may hym fynd,
Won fot woll̴ I not fro hym pase,
f. 77b.
Thow he be stronger) than Samson) wase, 95
Or anny man) of hys kynd!’
86. he] written above the line, MS.
88. kyng] knyght MS.
96. hys] om. MS.