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Thes parted Robyn Hode and the screffe;

To Notynggam he toke the waye;

Hes weyffe ffeyre welcomed hem hom,

And to hem gan sche saye:

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Seyr, how haffe yow ffared yn grene fforeyst?

Haffe ye browt Roben hom?

‘Dam, the deyell spede hem, bothe bodey and bon;

Y haffe hade a ffoll gret skorne.