Then bespake gode Litull John,

To Robyn Hode can he say,

I haue done þe a gode turne for an euyll,

Quyte þe whan þou may.

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‘I haue done þe a gode turne,’ seid Litull John,

‘Ffor sothe as I yow say;

I haue brouȝt þe vnder grene-wode lyne;

Ffare wel, and haue gode day.’

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