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THE
HISTORY
OF
JACK and the GIANTS.
CHAP. I
⟨Of⟩ his birth and parentage, and how he
discoursed with a country Vicar, when
he was but seven years old.
⟨IN⟩ the reign of King Arthur, near the land’s end of England, namely, the country of Cornwall, there lived a ⟨wealthy⟩ farmer, who had one only son, ⟨commonly⟩ known by the name of Jack ⟨the⟩ Giant killer. He was brisk, and of a (illegible text)ely ready wit; so that whatever he
