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and compassion as not to be too severe with her: pray, Sir, let me persuade you to have a little forbearanee." To which the landlord replied, "I want my rent, and if I am not paid now, I'll seize her goods, and turn her out.” When Robin Hood found that no entrenties would prevail, he pulled a leathern bag out of his poeket, and said, “Come, let's see a receipt in full, and I'll pay it:" so accordingly a receipt was given, and the rent paid. Then the landlord being going away, Robin Hood said, “'Tis drawing towards night, Sir, and there's great robbing abroad, therefore I would advise you to stay here till to morrow morning, and take the day before you." "No, no," replied the landlord, "I'll go home now, I shall reach seven miles before it is dark." "Pray, Sir," said Robin, to him again, "let me persuade you to tarry here, for there's great robbing abroad." "I don't care," answered the landlord, "I will go home now; besides, I don't fear being robbed by any one man, let him be what he will." So taking his horse, away he rode, and Robin Hood after him, dressed then in his fine clothes, and meeting him at a pond where he knew he must pass by, bid him stand and fight; or deliver his money; which so terrified him, that he delivered all the money he had reeeived for rent, and as much more to it.

As Robin was going one morning to Nottingham, he met with a tinker, and civilly asked him what news? "Why," replied the tinker, "I hear no other news than that of taking Robin Hood, and I have a warrant in my pocket for apprehending him; so if you can tell me where he is, I'll reward you." "Let me see the warrant," says Robin Hood, "and I'll go with you, and take him this night, for I know a house that he uses in Nottingham." "No (answered the tinker,) I'll let no man see my warrant."

So Robin then asked him to go to Nottingham, where he said he was sure to meet with Robin Hood. They soon reached Nottingham, where they went to an inn, and drank so plentifully, that the tinker fell asleep: then Robin took away the tinker's money, and the king's warrant, and left him the reckoning to pay.

Soon after this, Robin disguised himself in a friar's habit, and had not gone far before he met a couple of priests; he, making a pitiful moan to them, begged their charity, and that they would relieve one of their own function for the Virgin Mary's sake. “That we would do," said they “but we have lately met with a gang of villains who robbed us of all our money, and left is nothing to relieve ourselves." "I am afraid," said Robin, "you are so addicted to lying, that