CCCLI
Robin started to the Knight,
And cut in two his band,
And took[884] him in his hand a bow,
And bade him by him stand.
CCCLII
‘Leave thy horsè thee behind,
And learnè for to ren[885];
Thou shalt with me to greenè-wood,
Through mire, moss, and fen.
CCCLIII
‘Thou shalt with me to greenè-wood,
Without any leasing,
Till that I have got us grace
Of Edward, our comely King.’
The Seventh Fytte
How the King rode out to punish Robin Hood, and how he was entertained
CCCLIV
The King came to Nottingham,
With knights in great array,
For to take that gentle Knight
And Robin, if he may.