Good sirs, of whence be ye?"
"Sir, we be outlaws of the forest,
Certain without any lease,
And hither we be come to our king,
To get us a charter of peace."
And when they came before the king,
As it was the law of the land,
They kneeled down without letting,
And each held up his hand.
They said, "Lord, we beseech thee here,