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 biting their thumbs, and tearing their hair, knowing their wicked reign was at an end. At which time Jack ſtanding at the Giant's elbow as he was ſtooping to take up his club, he at one blow with his ſword of ſharpneſs, cut of his head. The conjurer, ſeeing this, immediately mounted into the air, and was carried away in a whirlwind. Thus was the whole inchantment 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 tho' 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 Galligantus 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 for the court of King Arthur, with thoſe knights and ladies which he had ſo honourably delivered.

When coming to his Majeſty, and having related all the paſſages of his fierce encounters, and his fame run thro' the whole court; and as a reward of his good ſervice, the King prevailed with the aforeſaid Duke to be beſtow his daughter in marriage to honeſt Jack proteſting that there was no man ſo worthy of her as he; to all which the Duke very honourably conſented: So 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 peace.