There met he with bold Robin Hood.
As soon as bold Robin ‘he did’ [293] espy,
He thought some sport he would make,
Therefore out of hand he bid him to stand,
And thus to him ‘he’ spake :
Why, what art thou, thou bold fellòw,
That ranges so boldly here ?
In sooth, to be brief, thou lookst like a thief,
That comes to steal our kings deer.
For I am a keeper in this forrest,