. The book of romance; . ith a great oath. I would I had this Robin Hood in my hands, criedhe, and an end should soon be put to his doings. Sospake the King; but an old Knight, full of days andwisdom, answered him and warned him that the task oftaking Robin Hood would be a sore one, and best letalone. The King, who had seen the vanity of his hotwords the moment that he had uttered them, listened tothe old man, and resolved to bide his time, if perchancesome day Robin should fall into his power. All this time and for six weeks later that he dwelt inNottingham the King could hear nothing of Robi
. The book of romance; . ith a great oath. I would I had this Robin Hood in my hands, criedhe, and an end should soon be put to his doings. Sospake the King; but an old Knight, full of days andwisdom, answered him and warned him that the task oftaking Robin Hood would be a sore one, and best letalone. The King, who had seen the vanity of his hotwords the moment that he had uttered them, listened tothe old man, and resolved to bide his time, if perchancesome day Robin should fall into his power. All this time and for six weeks later that he dwelt inNottingham the King could hear nothing of Robin, whoseemed to have vanished into the earth with his merrymen, though one by one the deer were vanishing too! At last one day a forester came to the King, and toldhim that if he would see Robin he must come withhim and take five of his best Knights. The King eagerlysprang up to do his bidding, and the six men clad inmonks clothes mounted their palfreys and rode down tothe Abbey, the King wearing an Abbots broad hat over. THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD 349 his crown and singing as he passed through the green-wood. Suddenly at the turn of a path Robin and his archersappeared before them. By your leave, Sir Abbot, said Eobin, seizing theKings bridle, you will stay a while with us. Know thatwe are yeomen, who live upon the Kings deer, and otherfood have we none. Now you have abbeys and churches,and gold in plenty; therefore give us some of it, in thename of holy charity. I have no more than forty pounds with me, answeredthe King, but sorry I am it is not a hundred, for youshould have had it all. So Robin took the forty pounds, and gave half to hismen, and then told the King he might go on his way. Ithank you, said the King, but I would have you knowthat our liege lord has bid me bear you his seal, and prayyou to come to Nottingham. At this message Robin bent his knee. I love no man in all the worldSo well as I do my King ; he cried, and Sir Abbot, for thy tidings, which fill myheart with
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