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

To set the lady free.

The devil take my soul, quoth Little John,

If I part with thy company.

Must I stay behind ? quoth Will Scadlòck,

No, no, that must not be ;

I’le make the third man in the fight,

So we shall be three to three.

These words cheer’d Robin to the heart,

Joy shone within his face,

Within his arms he hugg’d them both,