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‘Dere god,’ sayd Torrant thane,

‘Where schall̴ I fynd that lothly man⁾?’

Ther they answerd hym anone: 965

‘In a castyll̴ be-syd the see,

Slongus, soo hyght hee,

Many a man had he slone.

The Giant Slongus is in Hungary;

We wot will̴ wher he doth ly:

Be-fore the cyte of Hungry; 970

He will̴ not thens gone,

Tyll̴ he haue the Ryche kyng⁾

To hys presone for to bryngg,

To be lord of hyme self a-lone.’

964. lothly] so Hall.; lovely MS.

965. anone] so F. V; a geyne MS.

968. slone] so F. V; slaylne (!) MS.

969. doth ly] so F. V; ys MS.

970. cyte] so F. V; knyghthod MS.
Hungry] so F. V; Hongrys MS.

971. thens] thus MS.

TORRENT FINDS THE GIANT SLONGUS IN HUNGARY.