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 he secretly conveyed the pudding; telling the Giant he could shew him a trick; then taking a large knife he riped open the bag, which the Giant supposed it to be his belly, when out came the hasty pudding. At which the Welsh Giant cried out, Cots plut, hur can do dat trick himself. Then taking a sharp knife he ripped up his own belly, from the bottom to the top; and out dropped his tripes and trolly-bags, so that hur fell down for dead. Thus Jack outwitted the Giant, and proceeded forward on his journey.

ING Arthur's son only desired of his father to turn him with a certain sum of money, that he might go and seek his fortune in the Principality of Wales, where a beautiful lady lived, whom he heard was possessed with seven evil spirits. But the king his father advised him utterly against it, yet he would not be persuaded against it; so that he granted what he requested, which was one horse loaded with money, and another for himself to ride on; thus he went forth without any attendants.

Now after several days travel he came to a market town in Wales, where he beheld a large concourse of people gathered together; the king's son demanded the reason of it, and was told that they had arrested a corpse for many large sums of money which the deceased owed when he died. The kings son replied, It is a pity that creditors should be so cruel, go bury the dead, said he, and let his creditors come to my lodgings, and their debts shall be discharged. Accordingly, they came, and in such great numbers, that before night he had left himself pennyless.

Now Jack the Giant killer being there, and seeing the generosity of the king's son, he was taken with him and desired to be his servant; it was agreed upon, and the next morning they set forward, when