Chap-books of the eighteenth century . olophon)Imprinted at London in Lothburye by Wyllyam Copland. Black letter. The History of Adam Bell^ etc. 355 Said the Queen, by my fay Come fetch the payment when thou wilt No man shall say thee Nay. William, I make thee Gentleman, Of Clothing and of Fee, Thy Brethren of my Bedchamber For they are lovely to see. Your Son, for hes of tender age, Of my Cellarists shall be ; And when he comes to Mans Estate Better preferrd shall be ; And WilUam bring your wife, said she, I long full sore to see ; She shall be chief Gentlewoman To govern my Nursery. It will
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . olophon)Imprinted at London in Lothburye by Wyllyam Copland. Black letter. The History of Adam Bell^ etc. 355 Said the Queen, by my fay Come fetch the payment when thou wilt No man shall say thee Nay. William, I make thee Gentleman, Of Clothing and of Fee, Thy Brethren of my Bedchamber For they are lovely to see. Your Son, for hes of tender age, Of my Cellarists shall be ; And when he comes to Mans Estate Better preferrd shall be ; And WilUam bring your wife, said she, I long full sore to see ; She shall be chief Gentlewoman To govern my Nursery. It will be seen from the foregoing short description, thatthe frontispiece has nothing to do with the book. It is veryevidently belonging to some history of Robin Hood, as he isrepresented in the centre at the top, having on one side eitherthe Bishop of CarUsle or the Abbot of St. Marys, and on theother the beggar, tinker, or shepherd who thrashed him, whileat the bottom are Little John, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian. A. TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD. Printed and sold in Aldermary Church YardLondon A Trite Tale of Robin Hood. 357 /I W\ ii m i^y \ \ ( ?^ Jsfl 1 ^^^^§ u -^mm 1^ Il fl iw A lll!!,^^ k H^ 1 L— ^S fc.^ Whilst the poems and ballads on Robin Hood are moreplentiful than on any other Englishman, the Chap-books arecomparatively scarce, probably on account of the impossibilityof condensing his numerous adventures and exploits into theconventional twenty-four pages. There are several editionsprinted in London, all having similar engravings, of which,however, but three or four belong properly to the work, whichare reproduced below, the first being Robin Hood and theAbbot of St. Mary. 358 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century,
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