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 quoth Jack, here's the king's son coming with a thousand men in armour, to kill you, and to to destroy all that you have. Oh! nephew Jack, this is heavy news indeed: I have a large vault under the ground, where I will go immediately and hide myself, and thou shalt lock, bolt, and bar me in, and keep the keys till the king's son is gone.

Now Jack, having secured the Giant, he soon returned and fetched his master. They were both heartily merry with the wine and other dainties which were in the house. So that night they rested in very pleasent lodgings, while the poor uncle the Giant, lay trembling in the vault under ground.

Early in the morning, Jack furnished his master with a fresh supply of gold and silver, and so setting him three miles forward on his journey, concluding he was then pretty well out of the smell of the Giant and then returned to let his uncle out of the hole; who asked Jack, what he would give him in reward that his castle was not demolished. Why, quoth Jack, I desire nothing but the old coat and cap, together with that old rusty sword and slipers, which are at your bed head. Quoth the Giant, Thou shalt have them, and pray keep them for my sake, for they are things of excellent use: the coat will keep you invisible, the cap will furnish you with knowledge, the sword cuts in sunder whatever you strike, and the shoes are of extraordinary swiftness: These may be serviceable to you, and therefore, pray take them with all my heart. Jack takes them, and thanking his uncle, and follows his master.

CHAP. VII.

How Jack saved his master's life, and drove the evil spirits out the lady.

ACK having overtaken his master, they soon after arrived at the lady's house, who finding the King son to be a suitor, she prepared a banquet for him; which being ended, she wiped his mouth with her