His mother was neece to the Coventry knight,

Which Warwickshire men call sir Guy ;

For he slew the blue bore that hangs up at the gate,

Or mine host of the Bull tells a lie. {152}

Her brother was Gamwel, of Great Gamwel-hall,

A noble house-keeper was he,

Ay, as ever broke bread in sweet Not­ting­ham­shire,

And a ’squire of famous degree.

The mother of Robin said to her husbànd,

My honey, my love, and my dear,