Roben Hood was the yemans name,
That was boyt corteys and fre ;
For the loffe of owr ladey,
All wemen werschep ‘he.’ [214]
Bot as the god yeman stod on a day,
Among hes mery manèy,
He was war of a prowd potter,
Cam dryfyng owyr the ‘ley.’ [215]
Yonder comet a prod potter, seyde[216] Roben,
That long hayt hantyd this wey,