Thy deth is in my honde.

220

‘And euyll thryfte on thy hede,’ sayd Lytell Johan,

‘Ryght vnder thy hattës bonde;

For thou hast made our mayster wroth,

He is fastynge so longe.’

221

‘Who is your mayster?’ sayd the monke;

Lytell Johan sayd, Robyn Hode;

‘He is a stronge thefe,’ sayd the monke,