. Robin Hood; a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw, to which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life. X. ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTALL FRYER. From an old black letter copy in the collection of Anthony aWood ; corrected by a much earlyer one in the Pepysian library,printed by H. Gosson, about the year 1610; compared with alater one in the same collection. The full title is : The famousbattell betweene Robin Hood and the curtail fryer. To a NewNortherne tune. The curtail fryer, Dr. Stukeley says, is cordelier, fromth
. Robin Hood; a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw, to which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life. X. ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTALL FRYER. From an old black letter copy in the collection of Anthony aWood ; corrected by a much earlyer one in the Pepysian library,printed by H. Gosson, about the year 1610; compared with alater one in the same collection. The full title is : The famousbattell betweene Robin Hood and the curtail fryer. To a NewNortherne tune. The curtail fryer, Dr. Stukeley says, is cordelier, fromthe cord or rope which they wore round their wast, to whipthemselves with. They were, adds he, of the Franciscan fryer, however, is undoubtedly so called from his curtaildogs, or curs, as we now say. (Courtault, F.) In fact, he isno fryer at all, but a monk of Fountains abbey, which was ofthe Cistercian order. 62 ROBIN HOOD In summer time, when leaves grow green. And flowers are fresh and gay,Robin Hood and his merry men [They] were disposed to play. Then some would leape, and some would runnc, And some would use artillery: Which of you can a good bow draw, A good arche
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