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with it, which came together to about twenty pounds. With these Robin Hood immediately goes to the market and sells his bargains presently, making such good penny-worths, that

all the people thought he had stole it. Being now converted into money, he puts into an inn at Nottingham, and treated all the customers to the value of five pounds; which coming to the sheriff of the county's cars, who was at the inn at the same time, and taking him to be some prodigal spark of whom he might make a penny, intrudes into his company; and after some short discourse, asked him if he had any more ment to sell? “Not ready dressed," said Robin Hood, “but I have two or three hundred head of cattle at home, and a hundred acres of land to keep them on, which if you will buy, I'll sell you them a penny-worth.” The sheriff snapt at the proffer, and took four hundred pounds in gold with him.

Away they rode, and he was much surprised at the melancholy place that Robin Hood had bronght him to, but it was too late; for Robin Hood winding his horn, presently came Little John with fifty of his companions, who were commanded by their captain, Robin Hood, to take the sheriff to dinner with them, assuring them he had money cnough to pay his share. Accordingly, they got a collation ready for the sheriff, and after dinner was over, led him into the forest, and there took all his gold away from him.

A gentleman, as he was riding from Coventry to London, met with Robin Hood, and taking him to be an honest gentleman, desired him to turn back, and go some other way, or else he would certainly meet with some highwaymen and be robbed, for he had narrowly escaped them himself; and so advised him if he had any charge about him, not to venture that way. "I have no great charge about me, Sir," said