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18 orward, when riding out at the town’s end, an old woman call’d after him crying out. He owed me two-pence these several years; pray Sir, pay me as well at the rest. He puts his hand into his pocket, and give it her, it being the last he had left; then the king’s son turning to Jack, said, I cannot tell how I shall subject in my intended journey. For that, quoth Jack, take you no thought nor care, let me alone, I was rant you, we will not want.

Now Jack having a small spell in his pocket which served at noon to give them a refreshment, which done, they had not one penny left between them: the afternoon they spent in travel and familiar, friendly discourse, till the sun began to grow low, at which time, the king’s son said, Jack, since we have no money, where can we think to lodge this night? Jack replied, Master, we’ll do well enough for I have an uncle lives within two miles of this place; he’s a huge and monstrous Giant, with three