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.

by Unknown

We lyve by our kynges dere,

Other shyft have not we ; [198]

And ye have chyrches and rentes both,

And gold full grete plentè ;

Gyve us some of your spendynge,

For saynt Charytè.[199]

Than bespake our cumly kynge,

Anone than sayd he,

I brought no more to grene wode,

But forty pounde with me ; {68}