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

How then the game would go,

“If you would go to Nottingham,

We shall find him I know.”

The tinker had a crab-tree staff,

Which was both good and strong,

Robin hee had a good strong blade ;

So they went both along.

And when they came to Nottingham,

There they both tooke their inn ;

And they called for ale and wine,