Fro-ward the sytte.
‘Dere god!’ seyd Torrent nowe,
‘Leve folkes, what Eyllythe yow,
Soo fast fore to flee?’
‘There ys a gyante here be-syde, [960]
In ale thys covntre fare and wyde
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.