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 Or any place within the land,
 * rebellious Robin Hood

Should be prefer'd in place to stand,
 * with those of Royal blood

When Robin Hood had heard the same
 * within a little ſpace.

Into the town of Notingham
 * a letter to his grace,

He shot upon an arrow head,
 * one evening cunningly;

Which before the Lord's was read,
 * unto his Majesty.

The tenor of the letter was,
 * that Robin would submit,

And be true Liegman to his Grace,
 * in every thing that's fit:

So that his highneſs would forgive
 * him and his merry men all,

If not he muſt in the Green Wood ſtay
 * and take what chance befal,

The King would have pardon'd him,
 * but that ſome Lords did ſay,

This preſident will much condemn
 * your grace another day.

While the King and Lords did ſtay,
 * debating on this thing,

Some of the out-laws fled away
 * Unto the Scottish King.

For they suppos'd it he was ta'en,
 * or to the King did yield