Lat eche man sey a Pater noster. 348

Pater noster.

Now god spede Artour well_e_!
A new foe hym ys comyng a nyw batell_e_.
appears, a Ther coom a gyant out of spayne,
Spanish Giant, And rauasched had fayr Elayne; 352
He had brou[gh]t heor_e_ vp on an hulle--
Mornyng hyt ys to hure or telle--
Cosyn heo was to kyng hoell,
A damesel fayr and gentell_e_; 356
And [gh]ut fer[th]_er_more to,
who has slain He rauasehed heore Moder also.
fair Elayne. He dude [th]e damesel for to dye
for he myght not lygge heor bye. 360
Whan [th]is was told to Artour,
He maked Much dolour,
Arthur sends And send Bedewer for to spye
Bedwere first How he myght come hym bye; 364
as a spy, And he was nat sclowh,
But to [th]e hulle hym drowh
[Th]at Closed was wy[th] wat_er_ stronge,
[Th]e hulle a-Mydde gret & longe; 368
He went ouer to [th]e hulle syde,
And [th]ere a fonde a wo_m_man_e_ byde
[Th]at sorwedd & wept Mornynge

[Arthur's Fight with the Giant.]

For Eleynes de[th] & dep_ar_tynge, 372
And bad Bedewer to fle also
Last he were ded more to;
"For yf [th]e Gyant fynde [th]e,
W_y_t_h_oute dowte he wyll_e_ [th]e scle." 376
Bedwer wy[th] all_e_ hastynge
Tolde Artho_ur_ all_e_ [th]is [th]ynge.
Amorwe whan [th]at hyt was day
and then (with Arthour toke [th]yder hys way, 380
Bedwere and Key) Bedewer wy[th] hym went, & keye,--
starts on his Men [th]at cow[th]e well_e_ [th]e weye,-- [Fol. 45.]
adventure. And broute Artho_ur_ Meyntenau_n_t,
Euen byfore [th]e Gyant. 384
Arthour fow[gh]t wy[th] [th]at wyght;
He had almost ylost hys Myght:
Wy[th] Muche peyne, [th]ru[gh] goddez grace
He kills the He sclowh [th]e Geant in [th]at place, 388
Giant,