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 of a dark winter evening, where he fell to work and before morning had digged a pit two and twenty foot deep, and almoſt as broad, and cover'd the ſame over with long ſticks and ſtraws: then ſtrowing a little of the mould upon it, ſo it appeared like the plain ground.

This done, Jack places himſelf on the contrary ſide of the pit, juſt about the dawning of the day, when putting his horn to his mouth, he then blew, Tan Twivie, Tun Twivie. Which unexpected noiſe rouz'd the Giant, who came roaring towards Jack, crying, thou incorigible villain! are you come here to diſturb my reſt? You ſhall dearly pay for it: Satisfaction I will have, and it ſhall be this; I will take thee wholely and broil you for my breakfaſt. Which word were no ſooner out of his mouth, but he tumbled headlong into the deep pit, whoſe heavy fall made the very foundation of the mount to ſhake.

Oh! Giant where are you now? Faith you are gotten into Lob's pond, where I will plague you for your threatning words. What do you think now of broiling me for your breakfaſt? Will no other diet ſerve you but poor Jack? Thus having tantaliz'd the Giant for a while he gave him a moſt weighty knock upon the crown of his head, with his pick-ax, that he immediately tumbled down and giving a moſt dreadful groan and died. This done, Jack threw the earth in upon him, and ſo buried him; then going and ſearching the cave, he found a great quaintity of treaſure.

Now when the Magiſtrates, who employed him, heard, the work was over, they ſent for him, declaring, that he ſhould henceforth be call'd, Jack the Giant Killer. And in honour thereof, they preſented him with a Sword, together with a fine rich embroider'd Belt, on which theſe words were wrought in letters of gold.