‘That shall not be,’ the Bishop he said,
‘For thy word it shall not stand;
They shall be three times askt in the church,
As the law is of our land.’
XXIV
Robin Hood pull’d off the Bishop’s coat,
And put it upon Little John;
‘By the faith of my body,’ then Robin said,
‘This cloath doth make thee a man.’
XXV
When Little John went into the quire,
The people began for to laugh;
He askt them seven times in the church,
Least three should not be enough.
XXVI
‘Who gives me this maid?’ then said Little John;
Quoth Robin, ‘That do I!
And he that doth take her from Alan a Dale
Full dearly he shall her buy.’
XXVII
And thus having ended this merry weddìng
The bride lookt as fresh as a queen,
And so they return’d to the merry green-wood,
Amongst the leaves so green.