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A03571
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A merry iest of Robin Hood and of his life, vvith a newe play for to be plaied in May-games. Very pleasant and full of pastime.; Little gest of Robin Hood.
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1590
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STC 13692; ESTC S116951
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if I had a hundreth pound I would giue it to thee Robin tooke the forty pound and deuided it then did he Halfe he gaue to his merry men and bad them merry be Full curteously Robin gan say haue this for your spending we shall meet another day gramercy then said our King but well thee greeteth Edward our king he hath sent to thee his Seale And biddeth thee come to Nottingham both to meat and meale He tooke out the broad Seale and soone he let him see Robin could his curtesie and set him on his knee I loue no man in all the world so well as I doe my King Welcome be my Lords Seale and Monk for thy tyding Sir Abbot for thy tyding to day thou shalt dine with mee For the loue of my King vnder the trusty tree Foorth he had our comely King full faire by the hand Many a Deere there was slaine and full was fast dight and Robin tooke a full great horne and loud he gan it blowe Seauen score of wight yeomen came running on a rowe All they kneeled on their knee full faire before Robin The King said himselfe vntill and swore by saint Austin Here is a wonder seemely sight me thinketh by Gods pine His men are more at his bidding then my men be at mine Full hastily was their dinner dight and thereto can they gone they serued our king with all their might both Robin and little Iohn Anon before our King was set the fat Venison the good white bread the good red wine and thereto the good Ale browne Make good cheere said Robin Abbot for charitie And for this ylke tiding blessed may thou be Now shalt thou see what life I lead or that thou hence wend then thou maist enforme our King when ye together be lend Vp they start all in haste their Bowes were smartly bent Our King was neuer so sore agast he went to haue beene shent Two yardes there were vp set thereto can they gang By fiftye pace our King said the markes were too long On euery side a rose garland they shot vnder the line who so faileth of the rose garland said Robin his tackle he shall tine And yeeld it to his maister be it neuer so fine For no man will I spare so drink I ale or wine A good buffet on his head beare for this shall be his fine And those that fell to Robins lot he smote them wonder sare twice Robin shot about and euer he claue the wand And so did good Gilbert with the lilly white hand Little Iohn and good Scathlock for nothing would they spare When they failed of the garland Robin smote them full sare At the last shoote that Robin shot fore all his freends faire Yet he failed the garland three fingers and more Then bespake good Gilbert and then he gan say Master he said your tackle is lost stand foorth and take your pay If it be so said Robin that may no better be Sir Abbot I deliuer thee mine arrow I pray thee serue thou me It falleth not for mine order said the King Robin be thy leaue For to smite no good yeoman for dout I should him greue Smite one boldely said Robin I giue thee largely leaue Anon our King with that word he folded vp his sleue And such a buffet he gaue Robin to ground he yede full neere I make mine auow to God said Robin thou art a tall Frier There is pith in thine arme said Robin I trow thou can well shoot Thus our King and Robin hood togither gan they meet Robin beheld our comely King stedfast in the face So did Sir Richard at the Lee and kneeled downe in that place And so did all the said outlawes when they sawe them kneele My Lord the King of England now I know you well Mercy then said Robin to our King vnder this trusly tree Of thy goodnes and thy grace for my men and for mee And yet said good Robin as good God do me saue I aske thee mercy my Lord the King and for my men I it craue Yes for God said our King thy petition I graunt thee So that thou wilt leaue the greenwood and all thy company And come home to my Court there to dwell with me I make mine auow to God said Robin and right so shall it be I will come to your Court your seruice for to see And bring with me of my men seuenscore and three But and I like not your seruice I will come again full soon And shoot at the dunne deere as I was wunt to doon ¶ The viii fit HAst thou any green cloth said our king that thou wilt sell to me Yea for God said Robin thirtie yardes and three Robin said our king now pray I thee To sell me some of that cloth to me and my meynye Yes for God then said Robin or els I were a foole An other day ye will me clothe Itrowe against the yule The king cast of his cote then a green garment he did on And euery knight had so ywis they clothed them full soon When they were clothed in Lincoln green they cast a way the gray Now shall we to Notingham all this our king can say They bent their bowes and forth they went shooting all in fere toward the towne of Nottingham outlawes as thy were Our king and Robin rode togither forsooth as I you say And all they shot pluck buffet as thy went by the way And many a buffet our King wan of Robin hood that day And nothing spared good Robin our King when he did pay So God me helpe said the King thy game is naught to lere I should not get a shot of thee though I shot all this yeere All the people of Nottingham they stood and beheld they saw nothing but mantles of greene that couered all the field Then euery man togither can say I drede our King be stone Come Robin hood to the towne ywis on liue he leaueth not one Full hastely they began to flee both yeomen and knaues And olde wiues that might euill goe they hipped on their staues The King lough full fast and commaunded them to come againe when they saw our comely King ywis they were full faine They eat and drank made them glad and sung with notes hye Then bespake our comely King to sir Richard of the Lee He gaue him there his land again a good man he had him be Robin hood thanked our comely King and set him on his knee Robin hood dwelled in the Kings court but twelue moneths and three that he had spent an hundreth pound and all his mens fee. In euery place where Robin came euermore he laid downe Both for Knights and Squires to get him a great renowne By than the yere was all gone he had no man but twaine Little Iohn and good Scathelock with all for to gone Robin saw young men shoot full faire vpon a day Alas then said good Robin my wealth is wend away Sometime
I was an archer good a stiffe and eke a strong I was commended for the best archer that was in merry England Alas then said good Robin alas what shall I doe If I dwell lenger with the King sorrow will me slo Foorth then went Robin hood till he came to our King My Lord the King of England graunt me my asking I made a Chappell in bernisdale that seemely is to see It is of Mary Magdalen and there would I faine be I might no time this seauen nights no time to sleepe one winke Neither all this seauen dayes nother eat nor drinke Me longeth sore to Bernisdale I may not be there fro Bare foot and wolward haue I hight thither for to goe If it be so then said our king it may no better be Seuen nights I giue thee leue no lenger to dwell from me Gramarcy Lord then said Robin and set him on his knee He tooke his leaue full curteously to greenwood then went he When he came to greenwood in a mery morning There he heard the notes small of birds mery singing It is farre gon said Robin that I was last heere I haue a little lust for to shoot at the dunne deere Robin slew a full great hart his horne then can he blowe That all the outlawes of that Forrest that horne could they knowe and gathered them togither in a little throwe Seauenscore of wight yeomen came running on a rowe And faire did of their hoods and set them on their knee Welcome they said our maister vnder the greenwood tree Robin dwelled in greenwood twenty yeeres and two Then for dred of Edward our King againe would he not goe Yet he was beguiled ywis through a wicked woman the prioresse of Kirkesley that nye was of his kinne For the loue of a knight sir Roger of Dankastre For euill mote they thee they tooke togither their counsaile Robin hood for to sley And how they might best doe that deed his banes for to be Then bespake good Robin in place whereas he stood to morrow I must to Kirkesley craftely to be letten blood Sir Roger of Dancastre by the prioresse he lay And there they betrayed Robin hood through their false play Christ haue mercy on his soule that died on the rood For he was a good outlaw and did poore men much good * Thus endeth the life of Robin hood Heere beginneth the play of Robin Hood very proper to be played in May games Robin hood NOw stand ye forth my merry men all and hark what I shall say Of an aduenture I shall you tell the which befell this other day As I went by the high way with a stout Frier I met And a quarter staffe in his hand lightly to me he leapt And still he bad me stand there were stripes two or three But I cannot tell who had the worse but well I wot the whorson Leapt within me and fro me tooke my pursse Is there any of my merry men all that to the Frier will goe And bring him to me foorth withall whether he will or no. Little Iohn Yes Maister I make God auow to that Frier will I goe And bring him to you whither he will or no Frier Tuck Deus hic Deus hic God be heere is not this a holy word of a Frier God saue all this company But am not I a iolly Frier For I can shoote both farre and neere and handly the sword and buckler and this quarter staffe also If I meet with a gentle man or yeman I am not afraid to looke him vpon nor boldly with him to carpâ— If he speake any words to me He shall haue stripes two or three that shall make his body smart But maisters to shew you the matter wherefore and why I am come hither in faith I will not spare I am come to seeke a good yeoman in Bernisdale men say is his habitation His name is Robin hood And if he be better man then I his seruant will I be and serue him truly But if that I be a better man then he by my truth my knaue shall he be and lead these dogges all three Robin hood Yeeld thee Frier in thy long cote my throte Frier tuck I beshrew thy hart Knaue thou hurtest Robin hood I trowe Frier thou beginnest to dote who made thee so malapert and so bold To come into this Forrest heere among my fallow deere Frier Goe louse thee ragged knaue if thou make many words I wil giue thee on the eare though I be but a poore Frier to seeke Robin hood I am come heere and to him my hart to break thou lousie Frier what wouldst thou with him he neuer loued Frier nor none of Friers kin Frier Auaunt ragged knaue or ye shall haue on the skin Robin hood Of all the men in a morning thou art the worst to meet with thee I haue no lust For he that meeteth a frier or a fox in the morning to speede ill that day he standeth in ieopardie therefore I had rather meet with the deuill Frier I tell thee as I think then meete with a frier or a fox in a morning or I drinke Frier Auaunt thou ragged knaue this is but a mock if thou make many words thou shalt haue a knock Robin hood Hark frier what I say heere ouer this water thou shalt me beare the bridge is borne away Frier To say thee nay I will not to let thee of thine oth it were great pitty sin but vpon a Friers back and haue euen in Robin hood Nay haue ouer Frier now am I frier within thou Robin without to lay thee heere I haue no great doubt Now art thou Robin without I frier within Lye there knaue choose either sinke or swim Robin hood Why thou lousie frier what hast thou doon Frier Marry set a knaue ouer the shoon Robin hood Therefor thou shalt abye Frier Why wilt thou fight a pluck Robin hood And God send me good luck Frier Then haue a stroke for Frier tuck Robin hood Holde thy hand Frier and heare me speak Frier Say on ragged knaue me seemeth ye begin to sweat Robin hood In this Forrest I haue a hound I will not giue him for an hundreth pound Giue me leaue my horne to blowe that my hound may know Frier Blowe on ragged knaue without any doubt vntill both thine eyes start out Heere is a sorte of ragged knaues come in Clothed all in kendall greene and to thee they take their way now Robin hood Peraduenture they doe so Frier I gaue thee leaue to blow at thy will now giue me leaue to whistle my sill Robin hood Whistle Frier euill might thou fare vntill both thine eyes stare Frier Now cut and Bause Bring foorth the clubbes and staues And downe with those ragged knaues Robin hood How saist thou Frier wilt thou be my man to doo me the best seruice thou can Thou shalt haue both gold and fee And also heer is a lady free I will giue