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

Qod, quoth, says, said.

Raked, walked apace.

Ray, Battle ray, Battle-array. The same expression occurs in The Tragicall History of Didaco and Violenta, 1567:

“To traverse forth his grounde, to place

His troupes in batayle ray.”

Ray, array, put in order.

Raye. Cloth of ray was cloth not coloured or dyed. It is mentioned in many old statutes in contradistinction to cloth of colour. See 17 E. 3. c. 1, 7 H. 4. c. 10, 11 H. 4. c. 6, 1 R. 3. c. 8. The “reied or striped cloth” (Stow’s Survay, 1598, p. 436, 430) must have been very different.

Reachles, careless, regardless, unobservant.

Red, clear.

Reuth, pity, compassion.