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.

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O, hold thy hand, said Robin Hood then,

And thou and I will agree.

If that be true, the beggar he said,

Thy mantle come give unto me.

Now a change, a change, cri’d Robin Hood,

Thy bags and coat give me ;

And this mantle of mine Ile to thee resign,

My horse and my braverie.

When Robin[320] had got the beggars clothes,

He looked round about ;