‘Till that I have some bold baron
That may pay for the best,
Or else some knight, or some squièr
That dwelleth here by West.’
VIII
A good mannèr then had Robin;
In land where that he were[713],
Every day ere he would dine
Three masses would he hear:
IX
The one in worship of the Father,
The other of the Holy Ghost,
The third was of Our dear Lady
That he loved alder-most[714].
X
Robin loved our dear Lady;
For doubt[715] of deadly sin
Would he no company do harm
That woman was therein.
XI
‘Master,’ then said Little John,
‘An we our board shall spread,
Tell us whither we shall go,
And what life we shall lead;