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A hye stret hathe he nome,

reaches Calabria,

In to Calabur he ys come

With in⁾ to days ore III;

Soo come ther⁾ folkes hym a-geyne,

Fast folloyng with cart and wayne, 955

Fro-ward the sytte.

‘Dere god!’ seyd Torrent nowe,

‘Leve folkes, what Eyllythe yow,

Soo fast fore to flee?’

and hears of the Giant.

‘There ys a gyante here be-syde, 960

In ale thys covntre fare and wyde

f. 92b.

No mane on lyve levythe hee.’

951. nome] so F. V; none MS.

952. come] so F. V; gone MS.

958. yow] nowe add. (!) MS.