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14 reason of his present condition he took courage to knock at the gate; where, to his great surprise, there came forth a, monstrous Giant, having two heads; yet he did not seem so fiery as the other had been, for he was a Welsh Giant, and what he did was by private and secret malice, under the false shew of friendship; for Jack telling his condition, he bid him welcome, shewing him a room with a bed in it, whereupon he might take his nights repose: therefore Jack undresses himself, and, as the Giant was walking away to another apartment, Jack heard him mutter forth these few words to himself.

Say’st thou so (quoth Jack) that is like one of your Welsh Tricks, yet I hope to be cunning enough for you. The getting out of bed, he put a billet in in his stead, and hid himself in a corner of the room. In the dead time, of the