a.
Here begynneth a gest of Robyn Hode.
1–12.Printed without division of stanzas or verses.
22,3.Deficiency supplied fromb.
41. gooe.
42. milsers.
43. yuch.
64. vnkoutg.
71.lacking in all.
84. .iij. messis.
93. The .iij.
94. all ther.
134. tillet.
154. mynge.
183. vnknuth.
323. ynought.
331. felsauntes.
371. wened.
383. LateforLitell,which all the others have.
392. offorhaue.
393. but .xx.:see424.
411. nowne.
413. .xx. felinges.
462. in strocte.
463. And.
473. And.
474. haue bene.
502,3.The verses are transposed.
502. God had.
542. Vutyll.
663. to may.
684. Bo .xxviij.
704. To helpe:cf.1944.
773. betes.
782. clere.
793. .xij.
821. ou.
823. bernedtale.
833. for he.
834–1183.wanting;supplied fromb.
1191. a .M.
1204. Euen.cccc.
1212. thon.
1234. Bi god ... on tree.The tops ofdand ofth,and a part ofdy,remain.
1241. Sir ... n of lawe.
1242.Only the top ofNremains.
1242–1273.wanting,being torn away;supplied fromb.
1282. Ha.
1303. .cccc. li.
1311,3. an .C.
1313. aros we.
1321. an ille.
1323. Worked all.
1331,2. He purneyed hym an.Only a part ofnin the last word remains. Well harness.Only a part ofnand the tops ofessremaining.
1333–1363.wanting; supplied fromb.
1382. Bnd.
1431. louge.
1432. doue.
1504. tho thy.
1603. Thougt: an C.
1604. he be go.
1613. And therfore.
1622. gyne.
1632. he wol be.
1642.readhyne?
1653. anowe.
1684. mountnauuce.
1753. wasars.
1792. sende the.Perhapssent the,as in3842(b).
1801. abowe.
1813. v myle.
1822. Hnntynge.
1833. Rrynolde.
1853. vij. score.
1871. shyrel.
1991. this xij.
2013. thy best.
2023. scade.
2061. Johū.
2064. pray.
2084–3141.wanting; supplied fromb.
3153. These xl.: with men.
3213. welle.
3301. fayles.
3313. ryner.
3333. an C. li.
3393. myeles.
3493. to thy.
From3494wanting; supplied fromb.
b.Title-page: Here begynneth a lytell geste of Robyn hode.At the head of the poem: Here begynneth a lytell geste of Robyn hode and his meyne, And of the proude Sheryfe of Notyngham.
24. y-founde.
33. Iohan:and always.
41. Scathelock.
43. no.
51. be spake hym.
53. yf ye.
61. hymwanting.
62. I haue.
63. thatwanting.
64. vnketh.
71.wanting.
73. knygot or some squyere.
84. Thre.
92. The other.
93. was of.
94. all other moste.
113. thatwanting: gone.
114. thatwanting.
131. thanwanting.
134. tylleth.
144. wolde.
154. yewanting.
161. beholde: Ihoan.
162. shall we.
171. Robyn.
173. Scathelocke.
183. vnketh.
20. vnto.
202. yemen.
211. towanting.
213. came there.
221. then was all his semblaunte.
231. hangynge ouer.
234. somers.
241. fullwanting.
244. you.
261. is your.
263. is a.
272. all thre.
281. went that.
291. vnto.
292. gan hym.
302. thou arte.
303. abyde.
322. set tyll.
323. rightwanting.
333. neuer so.
354. thatwanting.
362. whan I haue.
383. Lytell Iohan: Robyn hode.
391. thanwanting.
392. god haue.
393, 413. but .x. s.
401. thou haue.
404. len.
414. Not one.
424. halfe a.
432. full lowe.
433. tydynge.
434. inough.
444. clothynge: thynne.
451. one worde.
453. thou were.
462. in stroke.
464. hast thou.
471. of them.
473. An .C. wynter.
474. haue be.
491. within two or thre.
493. hondreth.
502,3.The verses are transposed.
502. hath shapen.
511. thanwanting.
531. of Lancastshyre.
534. both.
541. beth.
562. What shall.
574. may not.
583. frendes.
592. knowe me.
604. hadwanting.
612. Scathelocke and Much also.
621. frendes.
622. borowes that wyll.
624. on a.
631. waye: thanwanting.
633. I wyll.
643. mewanting.
674. loke that it well tolde.
682, 741, 773, 832. Scathelocke.
684. By eyghtene.
691. lytell Much.
692. greueth.
704. To helpe.
712. many a.
722. it well mete it be.
731. And of.
732. lept ouer.
733. deuylkyns.
734. forwanting.
743. hym the better.
744. Bygod it cost him.
751. thanwanting.
752. All vnto Robyn.
753. an hors.
754. al this.
764. God leue.
782. clere.
803. Without.
811. lene.
821. went on.
822. he thought.
831. bethought.
871.wanting.
883. hondrde.
892. he is ryght.
981.wanting.
1132. gan loke.
1184. grete ye.
1192. were thou.
1214. Rewarde.
1234. By god that dyed on a tree.
1241. Syr abbot, and ye men of lawe.
1282. of my.
1283. not be.
1303. got foure hondreth.
1312. dyght.
1323. I nocked.
1331,2.purueyed hym an hondreth menWell harneysed in that stede.
1331,2.purueyed hym an hondreth menWell harneysed in that stede.
1331,2.purueyed hym an hondreth menWell harneysed in that stede.
1331,2.
purueyed hym an hondreth men
Well harneysed in that stede.
1351.Qy?But at Wentbrydge ther was.
1362. bulle I vp pyght.
1372. in good fay.
1373. thatwanting.
1383. frend bestad.
1384. I-slayne.
1392. where that.
1402. hondred: fereforfree.
1452. shote.
1461. shot.
1462. sleste.
1464. gan.
1474. euerwanting: I me.
1484. wan.
1491. sirwanting: bore.
1502. Wolte.
1513. gete leue.
1532. Ge gyue.
1551. befell.
1563. towanting.
1564. me to dyne.
1572. so longe to be.
1573. sirwanting.
1574. gyue thou.
1593. thewanting.
1601. a rap.
1602. yede nygh on two.
1603. an .c. wynter.
1604. wors he sholde go.
1612. went vp.
1613. there: made a.
1614. and wyne.
1631.secondJohnwanting.
1632. whyle he.
1643. an householde to.
1653. to Godwanting.
1654. lyketh: mewanting.
1661. and an.
1671. fulwanting.
1682. wellwanting.
1694. I me.
1704. I-chaunged.
1734. same day.
1743. of fullwanting.
1753. and spones.
1754. they none.
1761. they toke.
1763. dyde hym.
1764. wode tre.
1781. And also.
1792. sende the:cf.3842.
1811. hym there.
1812. whyle.
1814. at his.
1822. hounde.
1823. coud his.
1843. syght.
1851. I se.
1853. an herde.
1861. His tynde.
1883. afore.
1884. sirwanting.
1894. now be trayed.
1912. wellwanting.
1913. se his.
1921. Make good.
1924. lyfe is graunted.
1932. a gone.
1933. commaunded.
1941. cote a pye.
1942. well fyne.
1943. toke.
1953. They shall lay: sote.
1961. laye that.
1964. sydes do smerte.
1991. All these.
2001. Or I here a nother nyght sayd.
2002. I praye.
2003. to-morne.
2013. the best.
2014. That yet had the.
2023. Thou shalt neuer a wayte me scathe.
2032. or by.
2041. haue: I-swore.
2052. that he was gone.
2053. had his.
2064. pay.
2074. trusty.
2083. Scathelock.
2093. after such.
2103,4.Or yf he be a pore manOf my good he shall haue some.
2103,4.Or yf he be a pore manOf my good he shall haue some.
2103,4.Or yf he be a pore manOf my good he shall haue some.
2103,4.
Or yf he be a pore man
Of my good he shall haue some.
2144. thesewanting.
2152. frese our: leese your? dress your?
2161. .lii.: menwanting.
2182. youforyon.
2241. .lii.
2314. serued them.
2403. ryghtwysman.
2404. his name.
2421. art nade.
2434. Also.
2451. more saydwanting.
2474. hondredwanting.
2671. gayne.
2721. I toke it I twyse:the secondIis probably a misprint.
2791. thy .cccc. li.
2802. all of this.
2833. all ther best.
2841. all theyre best.
2922. they slist.
2932. acchers.
2991. beut.
3053. dede,seconddinverted.
3144. walle.
3153. These twelue: with me.
3161. werewanting.
3164. gan they.
3172. vnto.
3193. enemye.
3194. Agayne the lawes.
3202. dedes thou.
3212. doth.
3223. yode.
3231. tolde.
3234. That noble were.
3241. He wolde: had.
3243. He wolde.
3251. woll: sayd the.
3261. nowewanting: thou proud sheryf: sayde our kyngewanting.
3262. the bydde.
3294. Therfore.
3301. fayled.
3304. and by.
3311. a wayted that.
3314. let his.
3323. hym home.
3324. honde and fote.
3332. on a tre.
3341. hardewanting: This the lady, the.
3342. and fre.
3351. to the.
3352. tre tre.
3361. God the good: sauewanting.
3363. lady loue.
3371. Late thou neuer.
3372. Shamly I slayne be.
3373. fast I-bounde.
3382. lady fre.
3383. I take.
3384, 3391.wanting.
3394. on your.
3402. As a: be.
3403. yonge men.
3404. on a.
3412. on a.
3413. wode be.
3411. Nor.
3421. i bent.
3423. spare.
3432. The knyght.
3434. I-quyt than.
3444. gan.
3462. so fast.
3464. At is.
3471. fullwanting.
3472. at his.
3492. thou thryue.
3493. to the.
3512. his hoode.
3562. vnder-stonde.
3632. hane.
3683. walked;qy?walketh: by your.
3714. blyth.
3774.repeats verse2: Other shyft haue not we,Copland and Ed. White’s copies.
3814. I vouch it halfe on the.fandg: I would geue it to thee.
3851. brode tarpe.Copland and Ed. White’s copies: sealefortarpe.
4002. A wys.
4014. the good whyte.
4024. sore.
4092. shote.
4094. than they met.f, they gan:g, gan they mete.
4121,2.Copland and Ed. White: sayd Robyn to our king, Vnder this.
4172.Copland and Ed. White: I wyll come.
4213. had so I wys:so Copland and Ed. White.
4231. Theyr bowes bente:cf.f,g.
4332. .xii.
4333. he hadin Copland and Ed. White.
4362. ferre: fayreinc,Copland and Ed. White.
4373. was commytted.Copland and Ed. White: was commended for.
4401. bernysdade.
4412.Qy?No tymë slepe.
4431. he so.
4493. our dereine.
4542. places.
Explycit. kynge Edwarde and Robyn hode and Lytell Johan Enprented at London in fletestrete at the sygne of the sone By Wynken de Worde.
a bode, a gast, a gone, a nother, a vowe, be fore, be gan, be spake, for gone, i brought, launs gay, out lawes, to gyder, vnder take,etc., etc., are printedabode, etc., etc.; I wys, i-wys; & and.
It will be understood that not all probable cases of ë have been indicated.
c.
264. myche.
284. ereforlere.
292. hym gan,as ina.
293. hewanting.
303. a byde.
304. oures.
321. wesshe.
322. sat tyll.
323. ryght inough,as ina.
333. non so lytell,as ina.
342. Garmercy.
344. all this.
354. thatwanting, as inb.
362. itwanting.
372. Me thynke.
383. Lytell Johan,as inb.
391. then sayd,as ina.
392. haue parte of the.
393, 413. .x. s..
401. haue,as inb.
404. len,as inb.
414. Not one,as inb.
424. halfe a.
432. full lowe,as inb.
433. tydynge,as inb.
443. Myche, thyket.
451. one worde,as inb.
453. were,as inb.
461. haste be.
462. stroke.
463. And,as ina.
464. hast led,as ina.
471. nene of tho.
473. An .c. wynter.
474. haue be.
483. that syt.
491. this two yere,as ina.
492. well knowe.
502,3.order as ina,b.
502. hath shapen,as inb.
511. thanwanting, as inb.
512. thou lose.
531. lancasesshyre.
534. bothe,as ina,b.
541. bothe,as ina.
562. shall fall,as inb.
571. wher.
574. noo better,as ina.
581. eyenhas fallen into the next line(eyen way).
583. frende,as ina.
584. I ne haue noo nother.
591. the frendes.
d.
2802. all of this,as inb.
2814. full styll.
2822. [her] keneth.
2833. all thee beste.
2841. all there beste.
2863. yewanting.
2874, 2881,2,3.cut off.
2891,2.transposed.
2903. I bent.
2911. can bende.
2914. as he.
2921. shet.
2922. they clyft.
2931. Scathelocke.
2932. good in fere.
2954. then wolde.
2962. can they.
2963. thewanting.
297.cut off, exceptylde forestin line4.
3022. on his.
3023. go ne.
3032. louest.
3051. all out.
3053. woundes depe.
3061–3.cut off.
3064. nowwanting: only the lower part of the words of this line remains.
3072. vpon.
3103. Robyn hode lente.
3121. myche thanket he of the.
3123. the grete.
3144. walle,as inb.
315.nearly all cut away.
3172. herkeneth to.
3193. enmye,as inb.
3194. lawes,as inb.
3202. [t]hou here,as inb.
3233,4, 3241,2.wanting.
3243. He wolde,as inb.
3261. Goo home thou proude sheryf,as inb.
3262. the bydde,as inb.
3294. Therfore,as inb.
3311. wayted thys gentyll.
3314. his haukes.
3323,4, 3331,2.wanting.
3342. and a,as ina.
3343. awanting.
3363. ladye loue,as inb.
3373. bounde,as inb.
3382. sowanting.
3383. I take.
3384, 3391.wanting, as ina,b.
3394.has only[y]our way.
3402. be wode.
3403. mery yonge men,as inb.
3404. on rode,as ina.
3412.only[th]at dyed onpreserved.
342.wanting.
3434. then shall,as inb.
3444. can they,as ina.
3462. so faste,as inb.
3464. It is not,as ina.
3471. full godd,as ina.
3472. at wyll,as ina.
3492. thryue,as inb.
3493. to the struste.
3502. bothe sharp.
e.
4362. Full fayre.
4364. is gone.
4373. cōmitted.
4412. to slepe.
4413. Nor of all.
4414. Noutter ete nor.
4421. longeth so sore to be in.
4423,4, 4431,2.wanting.
4464. donde.
4472. can he.
4473. outlawes in.
4493. our dere.
f.
Title: A mery geste of Robyn Hoode and of hys lyfe, wyth a newe playe for to be played in Maye games, very plesaunte and full of pastyme.At the head of the poem: Here begynneth a lyttell geste of Robyn hoode and his mery men, and of the proude Shyryfe of Notyngham.
Insignificant variations of spelling are not noted.
12. freborne.
24. yfounde.
32. lened vpon a.
33. stodewanting.
41. Scathelocke:and always.
42. mylners.
43. was no.
53. if ye.
61. hymwanting.
64. vnketh.
71.wanting.
73. or some squyer.
92. The other.
93. was of.
94. of all other.
113. thatwanting: shall gone.
114. thatwanting.
131. thanwanting.
133. husbandeman.
134. with the.
144. That would.
154. yewanting.
162. shall we.
163. farre.
181. Nowe walke ye vp vnto the Sayle.
183. vnketh.
184. By chaunce some may ye.
191. cearlemisprinted forearle.
193. hym then to.
201. went anone vnto.
211. loked in B.
212. deme (forderne) strate.
213. therewanting.
221. drousli (droufli?) than: semblaunt.
231. hanged ouer: eyes.
234. on sommers.
241. fullwanting.
244. are you.
253. youwanting.
261. is your.
263. is a.
264. haue I harde.
271. graunt the: wynde.
272. brethren all three.
281. went that.
283. eyes.
291. vnto.
292. gan hym.
294. downe on.
302. thou art.
303. youwanting.
323. rightwanting.
333. fayleth neuer so.
334. was spred.
354. thatwanting.
361. I thank the, knyght, then said.
362. when I haue.
363. By god I was neuer so gredy.
373. derewanting.
383. Lytell John: Robyn hoode.
391. thanwanting.
401. thou haue.
403. I shall lende.
414. Not any penny.
424. halfe a.
432. full lowe.
434. inowewanting.
451. me one.
453. thou were.
461. Or yls els: haste by.
462. stroke.
464. thouwanting.
471. of them.
473, 493, 553,etc.hundreth.
482. hat be.
491. two or three yerers.
492.wanting.
502,3.transposed.
502. hath shopen.
504. god it amende.
511. thanwanting.
512. lost thy.
523. wenters.
531. Lancastshyre.
562. What shall.
581. eyes.
583. frendes.
584. newanting.
592. knowe mee.
593. Whyles.
594. boste that.
604. hadwanting: neuer me.
612. Much also.
621. frendes.
622. borowes: wyll.
623. thanwanting.
624. on a.
631. thanwanting.
633. I haue.
641. made me.
643. mewanting.
653. yfwanting.
674. it well tolde.
684. eyghten score.
691. lyttell Much.
692. greueth.
704. To wrappe.
712. muche ryche.
722. that well mete it.
731. And of.
732. lept ouer.
733. What the deuils.
734. forwanting.
741. lought.
743. hym the better.
744. By god it cost.
751. thanwanting.
752. All unto R.
753. that knight an.
754. al this.
764. God lende that it.
781. shal.
782. clene.
784. outwanting.
794. Under the.
813. may stande.
822. he thought.
834. came.
841. spake the.
863. xij monethes.
871.wanting.
872. his lande and fee.
874, 954. Disherited.
892. is his.
894. sore.
913. came.
924. poundes.
933. The highe.
942. taken.
961. notwanting.
963. teme to.
981.wanting.
1003. corese.
1013. The shal.
1024. saluted.
1033. that the.
1034. me my.
1042. hath made.
1054. To desyre you of.
1064. defend me from.
1111. thenwanting.
1122. Sende.
1123. a assaye.
1131. on then gan.
1132.wanting.
1154. canst not.
1184. Ye get ye it.
1192. were thou.
1203. ofwanting.
1213. Haddest thou.
1214. I would haue rewarded thee.
1222. royall chere.
1224. fast gan.
1234. on a.
1243. I shall.
1283. not be.
1292. iswanting.
1294. came.
1303. got.
1312. stringes were well dyght.
1323. And nocked yewere with.
1333. sute.
1343. And rode.
1351. Butwanting: by a bridg was.
1362. vp ypyght.
1364. burnisshed.
1372. in good fay.
1373. thatwanting.
1383. fayre and frend.
1392. where yehe.
1401. thewanting.
1402. him in fere.
1411. sholdreth and: comeforrome.
1422. laye than.
1424. And drynke.
1434. thewanting.
1452. shute.
1462. alway cleft.
1464. gan.
1472. awanting.
1474. That euer I dyd see.
1481. me thou.
1483. thou wast.
1484. wining.
1491. sirwanting.
1502. Wylt.
1513. gete leue.
1523. gaue to him anone.
1532. He geue vs.
1541. mewanting.
1544. he had yete.
1563. towanting.
1564. me meate.
1571. to long.
1572. Fasting so long to.
1573. sirwanting.
1574. geue thou.
1584. had lere.
1601. rappe.
1602. backe yede nygh into.
1603. lyueth an hundreth wynter.
1604. worse he should go.
1612. went vp.
1613. And there: awanting.
1614. ofwanting.
1623. liue this.
1624. shall ye.
1631. and also dronke.
1632. that he.
1642. hyne,perhaps rightly.
1643. an householde to.
1644. Forwanting.
1653. to Godwanting.
1654. do lyke wel me.
1661. a hardy.
1671. fulwanting.
1673. forwanting.
1682. welwanting.
1694. I me.
1704. Chaunged it should.
1734. same day at nyght.
1741. The hyed.
1751. thewanting.
1753. masers and.
1754. they non.
1761. they toke.
1762. and three.
1763. And hyed.
1764. wode tree.
1774. Welcome thou art to me.
1781. And so is that good.
1782. That thou hast brought wyth the.
1792. And he hath send the.
1793. His cope.
1801. advow.
1811. therewanting.
1814. at his.
1823. coulde his.
1841. haue nowe.
1851. I se.
1853. ofwanting: a.
1861. tyndes be.
1873. Buske the.
1883. afore.
1884. sirwanting.
1893. worthe the.
1894. now betrayed.
1912. wellwanting.
1921. good chere.
1924. lyfe is graunted.
1933. commaunded.
1941. cote a pye.
1943. toke.
1951. wight yemen.
1953. shall: in that sorte.
1961. that proude.
1964. sydes do smarte.
1971. cherewanting.
1984. dwel longe.
1991. these.
2001. Or I here another nyght lye.
2013. the best.
2023. Thou shalt neuer wayte me skathe.
2024. nor by.
2032. by day.
2041. swore.
2042. hewanting.
2044. was any man.
2052. that he was gone.
2062. Hodewanting.
2064. pay.
2091. walkewanting: into the.
2093. And loke for some straunge.
2094. By chaunce you.
2102. awanting.
2103,4.as inb.
2111. sterte.
2112. fraye.
2121. went than vnto.
2131. as he.
2142. can.
2144. these monkes.
2152. And bende we.
2153. harte.
2161. but lii men.
2182. Make you yonder preste.
2201. An euell.
2202. vnder the.
2211. What hyght your.
2222. shall sore rewe.
2231. a bowe.
2232. Redy.
2234. gan.
2241. twoo and fifty wyght yemen.
2242. abode but.
2262. whan he did se.
2291. an.
2311. The made.
2314. serued them.
2342. mote I thryue or the.
2362. Ye nede not so to saye.
2363. hath brought it.
2371. Andwanting.
2381. broughte.
2383. the eft agayne.
2384. of me.
2403. right wise.
2412. mayest.
2421. madewanting.
2423. I do the thanke.
2434. So mote I thryue or the.
2442. not out one.
2443. hast nede.
2444. shall I: towanting.
2451. fyne more sayd.
2454. Thereof I wyll haue.
2471. John layd.
2473. hewanting.
2474. hundreth poundes.
2484. cost.
2492. that tolde.
2493. the trust.
2521. And she haue nede of ony.
2561. And what is on the other courser.
2562. sothe we must.
2563. thanwanting.
2594.secondinwanting.
2631. light fro his.