’Eate,’ quoth the miller, ’but first, make noe wast;
Heer is dainty lightfoote.’ ’Infaith,’ quoth our king,
’I neuer before eate of soe dayntye a thinge.’
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’Iwis,’ said Richard, ’noe dayntye att all it is,
For wee doe eate of it euerye day.’
’In what place,’ sayd our king, ’may be bought lik to th[is?]’
’Wee neuer pay peennye for it, by my fay;
From merry Sherwood wee feitch it home heere;
Now and then we make bold with our kings deere.’