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Whistlerap   presto�察  �and   Scrapesqueak   prestissimo。   There   was   a   kind   of 

mathematical proportion in their discrepancy�此�while Muggledrone played 

the    tune   four   times�察  �Trumtwang       played     it  five�察 �Whistlerap     six�察 �and 

Scrapesqueak eight�察�for the latter completely distanced all his competitors�察�

and   indeed   worked   his   elbow   so      nimbly   that   its   outline   was   scarcely 

distinguishable through the mistiness of its rapid vibration。 

     While the knight was delighting his eyes and ears with these pleasant 

sights   and   sounds�察 �all   eyes   were   turned   in one   direction�察  �and   Sir   Ralph�察�

looking round�察�saw a fair lady in green and gold come riding through the 

trees�察�accompanied by a portly friar in grey�察�and several fair damsels and 

gallant grooms。 On their nearer approach�察�he recognised the lady Matilda 

and   her   ghostly   adviser�察  �brother   Michael。      A  party   of   foresters   arrived 

from another direction�察�and then ensued cordial interchanges of greeting�察�

and    collisions    of  hands    and   lips�察 �among     the  Gamwells      and   the   new´ 

comers�察�How does my fair coz�察�Mawd�拭─�and ;How does my sweet coz�察�

Mawd�拭─  �and   ;How   does   my   wild   coz�察  �Mawd�拭─           �And   ;Eh�   �jolly   friar�察�



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your hand�察�old boy�此─         �and ;Here�察�honest friar�此─�and ;To me�察�merry friar�此─�

and   ;By   your   favour�察  �mistress   Alice�此─  �and   ;Hey�   �cousin   Robin�此─          �and 

;Hey�   �cousin   Will�此─  �and   ;Od's   life�   �merry   Sir   Guy�察  �you   grow   younger 

every year�察─�as the old knight shook them all in turn with one hand�察�and 

slapped   them   on   the   back   with   the   other�察  �in   token   of   his   affection。   A 

number   of   young   men   and   women   advanced�察  �some   drawing�察  �and   others 

dancing   round�察  �a   floral   car�察  �and   having   placed   a   crown   of   flowers   on 

Matilda's   head�察  �they  saluted her   Queen   of   the May�察 �and   drew   her   to   the 

place appointed for the rural sports。 

     A hogshead of ale was abroach under an oak�察�and a fire was blazing in 

an   open   space   before   the   trees   to   roast   the   fat   deer   which   the   foresters 

brought。       The     sports   commenced�察       �and�察   �after   an   agreeable     series   of 

bowling�察�coiling�察�pitching�察�hurling�察�racing�察�leaping�察�grinning�察�wrestling or 

friendly dislocation of joints�察�and cudgel´playing or amicable cracking of 

skulls�察�the trial of archery ensued。 The conqueror was to be rewarded with 

a golden arrow from the hand of the Queen of the May�察�who was to be his 

partner     in  the   dance    till  the  close   of  the   feast。   This     stimulated     the 

knight's emulation�此�young Gamwell supplied him with a bow and arrow�察�

and he took his station among the foresters�察�but had the mortification to be 

out´shot by them all�察�and to see one of them lodge the point of his arrow in 

the golden ring of the centre�察�and receive the prize from the hand of the 

beautiful Matilda�察�who  smiled on   him with particular grace。 The  jealous 

knight scrutinised the successful champion with great attention�察�and surely 

thought he had seen that face before。 In the mean time the forester led the 

lady   to   the   station。   The   luckless   Sir   Ralph   drank   deep   draughts   of   love 

from  the   matchless   grace   of   her   attitudes�察  �as�察  �taking   the   bow  in   her   left 

hand�察�and adjusting the arrow with her right�察�advancing her left foot�察�and 

gently curving her beautiful figure with a slight motion of her head that 

waved her black feathers and her ringleted hair�察�she drew the arrow to its 

head�察�and loosed it from her open fingers。                 The arrow struck within the 

ring of gold�察�so close to that of the victorious forester that the points were 

in    contact�察   �and    the   feathers    were     intermingled。      Great    acclamations 

succeeded�察�and the forester led Matilda to the dance。 Sir Ralph gazed on 



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her fascinating motions till the torments of baffled love and jealous rage 

became unendurable�察�and approaching young Gamwell�察�he asked him if he 

knew the name of that forester who was leading the dance with the Queen 

of the May�拭       �Robin�察�I believe�察─�said young Gamwell carelessly�察 �I think 

they call him Robin。; 

     ;Is that all you know of him�拭─�said Sir Ralph。 

     ;What more should I know of him�拭─�said young Gamwell。 

     ;Then   I   can   tell   you�察─  �said   Sir   Ralph�察   �he   is   the   outlawed   Earl   of 

Huntingdon�察�on whose head is set so large a price。; 

     ;Ay�察�is he�拭─�said young Gamwell�察�in the same careless manner。 

     ;He were a prize worth the taking�察─�said Sir Ralph。 

     ;No doubt�察─�said young Gamwell。 

     ;How think you�拭─�said Sir Ralph�此            �are the foresters his adherents�拭─�

     ;I cannot say�察─�said young Gamwell。 

     ;Is your peasantry loyal and well´disposed�拭─�said Sir Ralph。 

     ;Passing loyal�察─�said young Gamwell。 

     ;If I  should   call   on   them  in the  king's   name�察─  �said   Sir  Ralph�察  �think 

you they would aid and assist�拭─�

     ;Most     likely   they  would�察─    �said  young     Gamwell�察     �one   side   or  the 

other。; 

     ;Ay�察�but which side�拭─�said the knight。 

     ;That remains to be tried�察─�said young Gamwell。 

     ;I have King Henry's commission�察─�said the knight�察 �to apprehend this 

earl   that   was。   How   would   you   advise   me   to   act�察  �being�察  �as   you   see�察�

without attendant force�拭─�

     ;I   would    advise   you�察─   �said  young    Gamwell�察      �to  take   yourself   off 

without delay�察�unless you would relish the taste of a volley of arrows�察�a 

shower of   stones�察 �and   a hailstorm  of   cudgel´blows�察  �which   would   not   be 

turned aside by a God save King Henry。; 

     Sir Ralph's   squire no   sooner heard this�察 �and saw  by  the looks of   the 

speaker that   he   was   not likely  to   prove   a   false prophet�察 �than he   clapped 

spurs to his horse and galloped off with might and main。                   This gave the 

knight   a   good   excuse   to   pursue   him�察  �which   he   did   with   great   celerity�察�



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calling�察 �Stop�察�you rascal。; When the squire fancied himself safe out of the 

reach of pursuit�察�he checked his speed�察�and allowed the knight to come up 

with him。 They rode on several miles in silence�察�till they discovered the 

towers and spires of Nottingham�察�where the knight introduced himself to 

the sheriff�察�and demanded an armed force to assist in the apprehension of 

the outlawed Earl of Huntingdon。              The sheriff�察�who was willing to have 

his share of the prize�察�determined to accompany the knight in person�察�and 

regaled   him  and   his   man   with   good   store   of   the   best�察  �after   which�察  �they�察�

with a stout retinue of fifty men�察�took the way to Gamwell feast。 

     ;God's my life�察─�said the sheriff�察�as they rode along�察 �I had as lief you 

would tell me of a service of plate。 I much doubt if this outlawed earl�察�this 

forester Robin�察�be not the man they call Robin Hood�察�who has quartered 

himself   in   Sherwood   Forest�察  �and   whom   in   endeavouring   to   apprehend   I 

have fallen divers times   into disasters。 He has   gotten together a band   of 

disinherited prodigals�察 �outlawed debtors�察 �excommunicated heretics�察 �elder 

sons   that   have   spent   all   they   had�察  �and   younger   sons   that   never   had   any 

thing    to  spend�察   �and   with   these   he   kills  the  king's   deer�察  �and   plunders 

wealthy travellers of five´sixths of their money�察�but if they be abbots or 

bishops�察�them he despoils utterly。; 

     The sheriff then proceeded to relate to his companion the adventure of 

the abbot of Doubleflask ��which some grave historians have related of the 

abbot   of   Saint   Mary's�察  �and   others   of   the   bishop   of   Hereford���此  �how   the 

abbot�察   �returning     to  his  abbey    in  company      with   his   high   selerer�察  �who 

carried     in  his  portmanteau       the  rents   of   the  abbey´lands�察     �and   with   a 

numerous train of attendants�察�came upon four seeming peasants�察�who were 

roasting     the   king's    venison     by   the   king's    highway�此     �how�察     �in  just 

indignation at this flagrant infringement of the forest laws�察�he asked them 

what   they   meant�察  �and   they   answered   that   they   meant   to   dine�此  �how   he 

ordered them to be seized and bound�察�and led captive to Nottingham�察�that 

they   might     know    wild´flesh     to  have   been    destined    by   Providence     for 

licensed     and    privileged     appetites�察   �and    not   for   the   base   hunger     of 

unqualified      knaves�此    �how     they   prayed    for  mercy�察   �and   how    the   abbot 

swore by Saint Charity that he would show them none�此�how one of them 



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thereupon drew a bugle horn from under his smock´frock and blew three 

blasts�察�on which the abbot and his train were instantly surrounded by sixty 

bowmen in green�此�how they tied him to a tree�察�and made him say mass for 

their sins�此�how they unbound him�察�and sate him down with them to dinner�察�

and gave him venison and wild´fowl and wine�察�and made him pay for his 

fare all the money in his high selerer's portmanteau�察�and enforced him to 

sleep all night under a tree in his cloak�察�and to leave the cloak behind him 

in the morning�此       �how the abbot�察�light in pocket and heavy in heart�察�raised 

the country upon Robin Hood�察�for so he had heard the chief forester called 

by   his   men�察  �and   hunted   him   into   an   old   woman's   cottage�此  �how   Robin 

changed   dresses   with   the   old   woman�察  �and   how   the   abbot   rode   in   great 

triumph      to  Nottingham�察      �having    in  custody     an   old  woman      in   a  green 

doublet and breeches�此          �how the old woman discovered herself�此�how the 

merrymen of Nottingham laughed at the abbot�此�how the abbot railed at the 

old woman�察�and how the old woman out´railed the abbot�察�telling him that 

Robin   had   given   her   food   and   fire   through   the   winter�察  �which   no   abbot 

would   ever do�察 �but   would   rather  take  it   from  her  for  what he   called   the 

good of the church�察�by which he meant his own laziness and gluttony�察�and 

that   she   knew   a   true   man   from   a   false   thief�察  �and   a   free   f

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