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

I crave it on my bare knee ;

Is there any knight of your privy counsèl

Of queen Katherines part will be ?

Come hither to mee, sir Richard Lee,

Thou art a knight full good ;

For I do knowe by thy pedigree

Thou sprung’st from Gowers blood.

Come hither to me, thou bishop of Here­ford­shire :

For a noble priest was hee.

By my silver miter, said the bishop then,