Sir Robert Lee, pray do me right.

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Then to the bold Bishop of Herefordshire

Most mildly spoke our good queen;

But he straight refused to lay any more,

Such ods on their parties were seen.

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‘What wilt thou bet, seeing our game is the worse?’

Unto him then said Robin Hood:

‘Why then,’ quoth the bishop, ‘all that’s in my purse;’