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 the gentlemen and ladies might take a full  of this huge monſter of nature, who followed Jack with all his might, but could not overtake him by reaſon of his ſhoes of ſwiftneſs: which carried him faſter than the Giant could follow. At length Jack to finiſh the work took the bridge, when with the weight of his  and the moſt dreadful ſteps that he took,  broke down, and he tumbled into the water, where he roll'd and wallow'd like a whale. Jack at the ſide of the meat, laugh'd at the Giant and ſaid you told me you would grind my bones to powder, here you have water enough, pray where is your mill? The Giant fretted and to hear him ſcoff at that rate; and tho'  plunged from place to place in the Moat, yet he could not get out to be revenged on his adverſary. Jack at length got a cart rope, and caſt over the Giants two heads with a 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 beads with his ſword of ſharpneſs, in the full view of all the worthy aſſembly of knights, gentlemen and ladies, 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 other to the court of King Arthur: Which being done, then Jack with the knights and ladies, returned to their mirth and paſtime, which laſted for 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 ſearch of