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 The next day she saluted the king's son, telling him he must show her to-morrow morning the lips that she kissed last this night, or loose your head. Ah, replied he, if you kiss none but mine I will. 'Tis neither here nor there, said she, if you do not death's your portion. At midnight she went as before, and was angry with Lucifer for letting the handkerchief go; but now it will be too hard for the king's son, for I will kiss thee and he's to show thy lips which she did: Jack standing near him with his sword of sharpness, cut off the devil's head, and fetched it under his invisible coat to his master, who was in bed, and laid it at the end of his boalster. In the morning when the lady came up, he pulled it by the horns and showed her the devil's lips which she kissed last.

Thus having answered her twice the inchantment broke, and the evil spirit left her, at which time she appeared in all her beauty, a beautiful and virtuous creature. They were married the next morning in great pomp and solemnity, and soon after they returned with a numerous company to the court of King Arthur, where they were received with the greatest joy and loud acclamations by the whole court, Jack, for the many and great exploits he had done for the good of his country was made one of the knights of the Round Table.

Thus we have finished the first part of the history, which new leads us to the second, wherein you have a more full account of the many valiant and wonderful exploits which was done by the bold adventures of this great and valiant hero, Jack the giant killer.