Then welcome friend or foe.”
Thou art welcome, Robin Hood, said the queene,
And so is Little John,
And so is Midge, the millers son ;
Thrice welcome every one. {243}
Is this Robin Hood ? now said the king,
For it was told to me
That he was slain in the palace gates,
So far in the north country.
Is this Robin Hood ? quoth the bishop then,