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 mounted into the air and was carried away in a whirlwind. Thus was the whole enchantment broke, and every knight and lady who had been for a long time transformed into birds and beasts, returned to their proper shapes again; and as for the castle, though it seemed at first to be of a vast strength and bigness, it vanished away like a cloud of smoke; whereupon an universal joy appeared among the released knights and ladies. This being done, the head of Galgantus was likewise, according to his accustomed manner, conveyed to the court of king Arthur, as a present made to his Majesty. The very next day, after having refreshed the knights and ladies at the old man's habitation, who lived at the foot of the mountain, he set forward to the court of king Arthur, with those knights and ladies he had so honourably delivered.

When coming to his majesty, and having related all the passages of his fierce encounters, and his fame rung through the whole court, and as a reward of his good service, the king prevailed with the aforesaid duke to bestow his daughter in marriage on honest Jack, protesting that there was no man so worthy of her as he, to all which the duke very honourably consented. married they were, and not only the court but likewise the kingdom was filled with joy and triumph at the wedding; after which the king as a reward for his good services done to the nation, bestowed upon him a noble habitation, with a very plentiful estate belonging thereunto, where he and his lady lived the remainder of their days in great joy and happiness.

J. NEILSON, PRINTER