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Torrent of Portyngale

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As Torrent can’t wake the Giant with his bugle,

So fast a-slepe he wase browght, 145

Hys hornys blast a-woke hyme nowght,

He swellyd ase dothe the see.

Torrent saw, he woll̴ not wake,

He Reynyd hys sted vnto a stake,

Ase a jentyll̴ man) so fre. 150

So hy, he say, wase the movnteyne,

Ther myght no horse wynd hym) a-geyn)

f. 78b.

But yf he nowyd wold be;

Thowe the wey neuyr) so wykkyd ware,

On hys wey gan he fare, 155

In) gret perayll̴ went hee.

150. so fre] in fere MS.

151. say] sayd MS.

152. mygh (!) MS.

154. were MS.

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