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( 24 ) Jack cut & flaſh’d his ſwinging tripes,

this griev’d the Giant ſore;

Then did he play upon his pipes,

which made him dance and roar.

He cry’d I dance, yet am not well,

there’s no man minds my moan:

At length he died, and down he fell,

then gave a hideous groan.

Jack in his belly rode about

full ſpeed, thro’ thick and thin:

Yet could not find the ſame way out,

at which he enter’d in.

He ſtill rode on and did advance;

he vow’d to go thro’ ſtich:

And at the laſt by mere good chance

he crept out at his breech.

With that he home with ſpeed did run,

and did in brief declare,

What by his valour he had done,

and gain’d the Lady fair.

He marry’d this fair beauty bright,

her charms he did admire:

And ſince her father was a Knight,

young Jack became a Squire.

FINIS.