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my ſon, being furniſhed with an inviſible coat, ⟨may⟩ paſs by them undiſcovered. Whereupon the brazen gate of the caſtle you find ⟨engraven⟩ graven in large characters, by what means the ⟨inchantment⟩ may be broken.
This old man having ended his diſcourſe, ⟨Jack⟩ gave him his hand, with a faithful promiſe, ⟨that⟩ in the morning he would venture his life to ⟨break⟩ the inchantment, and free the lady, together with the reſt that were miſerable partners ⟨in⟩ her calamity.
HAVING refreſhed themſelves with a ſmall morſal of meat they laid them down to reſt, and in the morning Jack aroſe and put on his inviſible coat, his cap of knowledge, and ſhoes of ſwiftneſs, and ſo prepares himſelf for the dangerous enterprise.
Now when he had aſcended to the top of the mountain, he ſoon diſcovered the two fiery Griffins; he paſſed on between without fear, for they could not ſee him by reaſon of his inviſible coat: now when he was yet beyond them, he caſt his eyes around him, where he found upon the gate a golden trumpet, hang in a chain of fine ſilver, under which theſe lines were engraven.
Whoſoever ſhall this trumpet blow.
Shall ſoon the Giant overthrow,
And break the black inchantment ſtraight,
So all shall be in happy ſtate.
Jack had no ſooner read this inſcription but he blew the trumpet, at which time the vaſt foundation of the caſtle trembled, and the Giant, together with the conjurer, was in horrid confuſion,