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A ferly strife fel þem betwene,

As they went bi the wey;

Litull John seid he had won fiue shillings,

And Robyn Hode seid schortly nay.

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With þat Robyn Hode lyed Litul Jon,

And smote hym with his hande;

Litul Jon waxed wroth þerwith,

And pulled out his bright bronde.