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The gyant sayd: ‘Be the Roode,

Dewell̴ of hell̴ send the fode,

Hether to seche me:

says he’ll wring Torrent’s nose.

By the nose I schall̴ the wryng,

Thow berdles gadlyng⁾, 1015

That all̴ hell̴ schall̴ thow see!’

The wey than to hym he toke

And on hys bake he bare a croke,

His Crook is 13 ft. long.

Wase X fot long and thre;

And thow he neuer so gret war⁾, 1020

Torrent thowght not fare to fare,

f. 93b.

Tyll̴ wone of them ded bee.

1011. sayd] written above the line.

1017. he] so F. VI; om. MS.

1018. he] her MS.
croke] so F. VI; creke (!) MS.

1020. were MS.

TORRENT SLAYS THE GIANT SLONGUS OF FLONTHUS.