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 the fight of a reprive: then leading them together to the foresaid room, he placed them round the table, and set before them two quarters of beaf; as also bread and wine, so that he feasted them very plentifully. Supper being ended they searched the giants coffers, where finding a vast quantity of gold and silver. Jack equally divided it amongst them; they all returned him hearty thanks for their treasure and miraculous deliverance. That night they went to their raft, and the next morning they arose and departed, the captives to their respective towns and places of abode, and jack to the knights house, whom he had formerly delivered, from the hands of the giant

T was about sun rising when Jack mounted his horse to proceed to his journey, and by the help of his directions, he came to the knight's house some time before noon, where he was received with all demonstrations of joy imaginable by the knight and his lady, who, in honourable respect to Jack, prepared a feast, which lasted for many days, inviting all the gentry in the adjacent parts, to whom the worthy knight was pleased to relate the manner of his former danger and the happy deliverance, by the undaunted courage of Jack the giant killer, and by way of gratitude, he presented him with; ring of gold, on which was engraven by curious art, the picture of the giant dragging a distressed knight and his fair lady by the hair of their heads, with this motto;