L. 184, 'Bonny sweet Robin.' With the exception of this one line, and the title, 'My Robin is to the greenwood gone,' nothing remains of this song, but the following tune, which is of some date before 1597.
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23. Catches, of 16th century, prob. long anterior to Shakespeare.
I. 'Hold thy peace,' see p. [77], Tw. Nt. II, iii. For three voices, Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Feste the clown, who begins the catch. The second man follows when the first has arrived at
. For the explanation see p. [90].
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'Thou knave' will be heard nine times for every once the whole tune is sung by one of the voices.