25.

25.1 ‘throly thrast,’ strenuously pressed.

25.2 ‘wone,’ plenty.

In at the doors they throly thrast,

With stavës full good wone;

‘Alas, alas!’ said Robin Hood,

‘Now miss I Little John.’

26.

26.3 ‘Thereas’ = where. Cf. 72.3.

But Robin took out a two-hand sword