Chap-books of the eighteenth century . He riding down towards the North, With his aforesaid trainRobin and his men did issue forth, Them all to with the gallant grey goose wing. They shewd to them such made their horses kick and fling, And down their riders lay. A True Tale of Robin Hood. 359 Full glad and fain the Bishop was, For all his thousand men,To seek what means he could to pass From out of Robins hundred of his men were killd, And fourscore horses good,Thirty who did as captives yield, Were brought to the Green Wood—Which afterwards were ransomed For tw
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . He riding down towards the North, With his aforesaid trainRobin and his men did issue forth, Them all to with the gallant grey goose wing. They shewd to them such made their horses kick and fling, And down their riders lay. A True Tale of Robin Hood. 359 Full glad and fain the Bishop was, For all his thousand men,To seek what means he could to pass From out of Robins hundred of his men were killd, And fourscore horses good,Thirty who did as captives yield, Were brought to the Green Wood—Which afterwards were ransomed For twenty marks a rest set spurs to horse and fled To the town of Warrington. And there is the representation of the treacherous monkbleeding him to This sad perplexity did cause A fever as some say,Which him into confusion draws, Tho by a stranger deadly danger to prevent, He hyd him with all speedUnto a Nunnery with intent For healths sake there to faithless friar did pretend In love, to let him blood,But he by falsehood wrought the end Of famous Robin Hood. THE HISTOR Y OF THE BLIND BEGGER OF BEDNAL GREEN.
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