Of him I have herd much good I grant he said with you to wend. My brethren all in fere. My purpose was to have dined to day At blithe or dancastere Forth than went this gentle knight with a careful cheer The tears out of his eyen ran: And fell down by his ere. They brought him to the lodge door. when Robin him 'gan see Full curteylly did of his hood And set him on his knee welcome sir knight then said Robin. welcome art thou to me. I have a bide you fasting sir All these ours three Then answered the g●ntyll knight. with words fair and free God the save good Robin And all thy fair main. They wash to guider and Wypped both And sat till there dinner Brede and wine they had right Enough. And noumbles of the dear. Swans and pheasants they had full good. And fowls of the revere. There failed none so little a bird That ever was bred on briar Do gladly sir knight said Robin. Gramercy sir said he Syche a dinner had I not Of all this weeks three. if I come again Robin Here by this country As good a dinner I shall the make As thou hast made to me Gramercy knight said Robin My dener when that I have I was never so greedy by der worthy god My dinner for to crave. But pay or ye wend said Robin Me think it is good right. It was never the manner by der worthy god A yeoman to pay for a knight. I have nought in mi coffers said the knight That I may proffer for shame little johan go look said Robin Ne let not for no blame Tell me truth than said Robin So god have part of the I have no more but. x.s. said the knight So god have part of me if thou have no more said Robin I will not one penny And if thou have need of any more More shall I len the Go now forth little johan The truth tell thou me if there be no more but. x. s▪ Not one penny that I see: little johan spored down is mantel Full fair upon the ground. And there he found in the knights coffer. But even half a pound little johan let it lie full still And went to his master full low what tiding johan said Robin Sir the knight is true Enough Fill of the best wine said Robin The knight shall begin. Much wonder thyket me Thy clothing is so thin. Tell me one word said Robin And counsel shall it be I trow thou Were made a knight of force Or else of yemanry Or else thou haste be a sorry husband And lived in stroke and strife. And okerer or else a lecher said Robin with wrong hast led thy life I am nene of though said the knygt. By god that made me. An c winter here before. My aunsetteres knights have be But oft it hath befall Robin A man hath be dysgrate But god that sit in heaven above May amend his state within this two year Robin he said My neyghborts well know Four hundred pound of good money Fbll well than might I spend Now have I no good said the knight But my children and my wife God hath shapen such an end. Till god it may amend In what manner said Robin Haste thou lore thy riches For my great folly he said. And for my kindness I had a son forsooth Robin That should have been mine heir when he was twenty winter old In field would just full fair. He slew a knight of lancasesshyre And a squire bold. For to save him in his right ●y goods both set and sold 〈◊〉 lands both set to wed Robin ●●●●ll a certain day 〈◊〉 a rich abbot here beside 〈◊〉 ●aynt Mary abbey. ●hat is the some said robin. Truth than tell thou me Sir he said four hundred pound ●he abbot told it to me. ●owe and thou lose thy land said Robin. ●hat shall fall of the Hastily I will me busk said the knight. Over the salt see. And see where christ was quick and deed On the mount of caluere Far well friend and have good day. It may no better be Teeres fell out of his two eyen. He would have gone his way Far well friend and have good day. I ne have no neither to pay. Where be the friends said Robin Sir never one will me know while I was rich Enough at home great boast then would they blow And now they run a way fro me As beasts on a row. They take no more heed of me.