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 When he was going from them, and turning homewards, he chanced to somewhat late in the evening; on  road, he met four stout lusty rogues  had been robbing passengers that way, and none could escape them, for  robbed all they met with, both  and poor. They thought when met with Tom he would be a  prize for them, perceiving that he  alone, made cocksure of his, but they were mistaken for he got  of them. Whereupon meeting him, they bid him stand and. What, shall I deliver? said Tom, money, sirrah, said they. But, Tom, you will give me better  for it, and you must be better. Come, come, said they, we do come here to prate, but we come  money, and money we will have,  you stir from this place. Aye, Tom, is it so, nay then get it, and  it.

So one of them made at him, but he disarmed him, and took away  sword, which was made of good