(80)
The King of Provyns warns
The kynge seyd: ‘Be goddes ore, 915
I Rede, þat þou come not thore,
Fore why, I wyll̴ the seye:
Meche folke of that contre
Come hether) for) sokor) of me,
Bothe be nyght and day; 920
him against the terrible Giant there,
There ys a gyant of gret Renowne,
He dystrowythe bothe sete and towyn)
And all̴ þat euyr) he may;
And ase the boke of Rome dothe tell̴,
He wase get of the dewell̴ of hell̴, 925
As hys moder on slepe lay.’
915. kynges (!) MS.
916. there MS.
922. sete] second e corr. out of a MS.