[43] In a work entitled, "Sepulchrorum inscriptiones: or a curious collection of 900 of the most remarkable epitaphs," Westminster, 1727; this epitaph is not inelegantly paraphrased:—
"Here, underneath this little stone,
Through death's assaults, now lieth one,
Known by the name of Robin Hood,
Who was a thief, and archer good;
Full thirteen (thirty?) years, and something more,
He robb'd the rich to feed the poor;
Therefore, his grave bedew with tears.
And offer for his soul your prayers."
In the "Travels of Tom Thumb over England and Wales," is another version, though inferior:—