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

Hit befel on whitsontide,

Erly in a may mornyng,

The son vp fayre can shyne,

And the briddis mery can syng.

This is a mery mornyng, seid litulle Johne,

Be hym that dyed on tre,

A more mery man than I am one

Lyves not in cristianté. {371}

Pluk vp thi hert my dere mayster,

Litulle Johne can sey,