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For in a short time after The king's receiver's went Towards London with the coin they got For's highness's northern rent. Bold Robin Hood and Little John, With the rest on their train, Not dreading law, set them upon, And did their gold obtain.

The king much moved at the same, And th' Abbot's talk also, In this his anger did proclaim, And sent words to and fro, That whosoe'er alive or dead, Could bring him Robin Hood, Should have one thousand merks well paid. In gold and silver good.

This promise of the king's did make Full many a yeoman bold, Attempt stout Robin Hood to take, With all the force they could: But still when any came to him, Within the gay green wood; And wanted for to speak to him, His men in order stood.

And sent a bort bold, to initial