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 middle of the draw-bridge, when with the weight of his body and the moſt dreadful ſteps that he took it broke down, and he tumbled into the water, where he roll'd and wallowed like a whale: Jack ſtanding at the ſide of the most laughed at the Giant, and ſaid, You told me you would grind by bones to powder here you have water enough, pray where is your mill? The Giant fretted and frowned to hear him ſcoff at that rate, and though he planned from place to place in the moat; yet he could put out to be revenged on his adverſary. Jack at length took a cut rope, and caſt it over the Giant's two heads, with ſhip knot, and by the help of a team of horſes, dragged him out again, with which he was near ſtrangled; and before he would let him looſe he cut off both his heads with his ſword of ſharpneſs, In the view of all the worthy aſſembly of knights, ladies, and gentlemen, who gave a joyful ſhout when they ſaw the Giant fairly diſpatched. Then before he would either eat or drink, he ſent theſe heads alſo, after the others to the court of King Arthur which being done, then Jack with the knights and, Ladies, returned to their mirth and paſtime which laſted many days.

ſome time ſpent in triumphant mirth and paſtime, Jack grew weary of riotous living wherefore taking leave of the noble knights and ladies he ſet forward in the ſearch of new adventures. Through many groves and woods he paſſed, meeting with nothing remarkable, till at the length coming to the foot of high mountain late at night, he knocked at the door of a loneſome houſe at which time an ancient man, with a head as white as snaw, and let him inFather, ſaid Jack, have you any entertainment for a benighted traveller that has loſt his way? Yes, ſaid the old man, If you will