Robin Hood / A collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw. To which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life.

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These archours fayre and good,

Evermore was the best,

Forsoth, Robyn Hode. {53}

Hym was delyvered the goode aròw,

For best worthy was he ;

He toke the yeft so curteysly,

To grene wode wolde he.

They cryed out on Robyn Hode,

And great hornes gan they blowe.

Wo worth the, treason ! sayd Robyn,