I gaf hem grithe, then seid oure kyng,
I say, so mot I the,
For sothe soche a zeman as he is on
In alle Ingland ar not thre. {385}
He is trew to his maister, seid oure kynge,
I sey, be swete seynt Johne,
He louys bettur Robyn Hode,
Then he dose vs ychone.
Robyne Hode is euer bond to him,
Bothe in strete and stalle,