(25)

f. 80b.

‘Say me now, fayer⁾ lady, belyve, 265

Who owte of thys plase schall̴ me dryve,

Thes tourres, that are so bryght?’

The Lady says

Ther sche Seyd: ‘Be hevyn⁾ kyng⁾,

Here ys a gyant Dwellyng,

That meche ys of myght. 270

Be my trowthe, and he the see,

Were ther⁾ XX lyvys in⁾ the,

the Giant will kill him.

Thy dethe than wyll̴ he dyght.

Iesu cryst yef me grace

To hyd the in⁾ some preve plase 275

Owt of the fyndes syght!.....

265. bel.] om. MS.

266. of] om. MS.
me dryve] hyght MS.

267. so] feyer and add. MS.

271. the] thow, w erased and e changed into o, MS.

273. They (!) MS.

275. hyd] corrected from hyde.