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any thing for him, and yield himself to him and be his servant; but Tom having no more mercy on him than a dog or bear, laid still at the Giant, 'till he laid him for dead and when he had done he cut of his head and went into the cave, where he found a great store of silver and gold which made his heart to leap.
Now having done this action, killing the Giant he put his cart together again, loaded it and drove it to wisbech and delivered his beer; and coming home to his master, he told it to him; his master was so overjoyed at the news, that he would not believe him till he had seen; and getting up the next day, he and his master went to see if he spoke truth or not together with most of the town of Lynn. When they came to the place and found the Giant dead, he then shewed the place where his head was, and what silver and gold
there was in the cave, all of them leaped for joy for this monster was a great enemy to all the country.
