_hym_] _y_ corrected out of _e_ MS.
_thay_] corrected from _that_.
_yare_] _ther_ MS.
371. _Vn_ (!) MS.
_thei_] _i_ written above the line.
_hed_ MS.
372. _ther_ MS.]
[Headnote: TORRENT RETURNS TO PORTUGAL.]
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[Sidenote: He goes back to Portugal.]
But ore III wek{es} wer~ com{m}yn~ to End, To Portynggall gan he wend, Ther~ ase the kyng gan {lend}; 375 The porter~ sawe {hym} ther he stood, He fled a wey, ase he were wod, Flyngyng ase a fynd. f. 82b.
'Syr kyng,' he seyd, 'be G.o.dd{es} dede, Torrant bryngythe a devyll ys hed, 380 Ther w{i}t{h} he woll yow present.'
Desonell seyd: 'Porter~, be styll!' . . .
In hys walke ther ase he went.
[Linenotes: 373. _wer{e}_] _ther_, struck out, and _were_ written over.
375. _lend_] _lye_ MS.
376. _sawe h. th._] _ther sawe he_ MS.]
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[Sidenote: The King and his Lords are afraid of the lions. Torrent kisses the King of Portugal.]
The kyng to the gatys gan pase, Gret lord{es} that ther wase, 385 Bothe knyght{es} and squyerr{e}, Lord{es} wase full sore a-dred Fore the lyonys, {a}t he had, They durst not come hyme ner~.
The kyng seyd: 'I wyll {the} kysse, 390 Durst I for~ thy best{es}, Iwysse.'
Torrent dyd them ly ther~, And kyssyd the kyng w{i}t{h} joy and blyse; And aftyr, other lord{es} of hys, And aftyr, ladys {clere}. 395
[Linenotes: 386. _squyerres_ MS.
390. _the_] _hym_ MS.
395. _aftyr_] _other_ add. (!) MS.
_clere_] _jent_ MS.]
[Headnote: VERDOWNYS'S FATHER IS TOLD OF HIS SAFETY.]
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[Sidenote: The King of Provyns is glad of his son Verdownys's safety]
Messengyr{es} {went} the weye, To the kyng of P{ro}vyns to sey, Hys sone ys owt of hold: 'Yyng Torrent of Portynggall Hathe browght hym owt of balle 400 And slayne the jeyant bold.'
Lytyll and mykyll {a}t ther wer~, All they mad good cher f. 83a.
Her~ prynse fayne se wold.
The kyng {seyd}: 'So mot I the, 405 I woll geff the towynnys thre For~ the tall{es} thow hast me told.'
[Linenotes: 396. _went_] _to_ (!) MS.
397. after _Provyns_ _I_ MS.
399. _Yoyng_ MS.
405. _kyng seyd_] _kynges messengere_ MS.
405-7 put before 402-4.]
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[Sidenote: and promises Torrent gifts. The King of Gales offers Torrent his daughter.]
Tha{n seyd} they, tha{t} to Gales yede, Yeftys to {take} were h{e}m no ned, Then {Ver}downys had they. 410 Ase they seylyd on a tyde, At Perrown~ on the see syd . . . . . . . . . . .
The kyng of P{ro}vy{n}se seyd: 'So mot I the, Yftles schall they not be, 415 That dare I sothely sey.'
The kyng of Gales proferd hym feyer~: 'Wed my dowghttyr and myn Eyer~, When so euyr~ thow may! . . . . .
[Linenotes: 408. _Than--that_] _That they than_ MS.
_Gales_] with paler ink corrected from _Calles_.
_yede_] corrected from _went_.
409. _take_] om. MS.
_hym_ MS.
410. _Then Downys_ MS.
417. _gales_] _g_ with paler ink corrected from _c_.]
[[seylyd _printed as shown, with line through single "l"_]]
[Headnote: TORRENT GETS WELAND'S SWORD ADOLAKE.]
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[Sidenote: The King of Provyns gives Torrent his Sword made by Weland,]
The kyng of Perve{n}se seyd: 'So mot I the, 420 Thys seson~ yeftles schall thow not be, Haue here my Ryng of gold, My sword, that so wyll ys wrowyt; A bett{er} than~ yt know I nowght W{i}t{h} in~ crystyn~ mold; 425 Yt ys ase glemyrryng ase the glase, Thorrow Velond wroght yt wase, Bettyr ys non~ to hold.
I have syne sum tyme in~ lond, Whoso had yt of myn~ hond, 430 Faw{e} the{y were} I-told.'
[Linenotes: 429. _Loke thou hold yt with full{e} hond_, add. MS.
431. _I fawght therfore I told_ MS.]
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[Sidenote: and named Adolake. A fortnight's Feast is held.]
Tho wase Torrent blythe and glad, The good swerd ther he had, The name wase Adolake.
A gret mayne{re}y let he make {ryght} 435 That lest all a fortnyght, Who so will hys met take. f. 83b.
Euyry man toke ys leve, ase {I} yow say, Hom-ward to wend ther wey, Eu{er}y man ys Rest to take. 440 Tyll yt be-fell vppon a day, Ase they went be the wey, The kyng to hys dowghttyr spake:
[Linenotes: 435. _mayn._] _mayne let_, with paler ink corrected into _mayney_.
_ryght_] om. MS.
438. _I_] om. MS.
440. _to take ys Rest_ MS.]
[Headnote: DESONELL GIVES TORRENT A WHITE CHARGER.]
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