Robin H[oods] garlan[d.] Containing his merry exploits, and the several fights which he, Little John, and Will. Scarlet had, upon several occasions. Some of them never before printed. Entred according to order.

Robin Hood's Delight: Or, A merry combat fought between Ro. Hood, Little Iohn, and Will. Scaret, and three stout Keepers in Sherwood Forrest.

To the Tune of, Robin Hood and Queen Ka∣therine: or, Robin Hood and the Shepherd.

THere is some will talk of Lords & Kts. down a down down, And some of Yeomen good, But I will tell you of Will. Scarlet, Little Iohn, and Robin Hood.

They were Out-laws as it is west known, down a down down, And men of a noble blood; And many a time was their valour shown, In the Forrest of merry Sherwood.

Vpon a time it chanced so, down a down down, As Robin would ••ave it be, They all three would a walking go, Some pastime for to see.

And as they walkt the Forrest along, down a down down, Vpon a Mid-summer day. There was he aware of three Forresters, Clad all in green array.

With brave long Fauchions by their sides, down a, &c. And Forrest-Bills in hand, They call'd aloud to those Out-laws, And charged them to stand.

Why who are you, cry'd bold Robin, down a, &c. That speaks so boldly here? We three belong to King Henry, And are Keepers of his Deer.

The Devil thou art, said Robin Hood, down a, &c. I am sure it is not so: We be the Keepers of this Forrest, And that you soon shall know.

Your Coats of green lay on the ground, down a, &c. And so will we all three, And take your swords and bucklers▪ round, And try the victory.

We be content the Keepers said, down a, &c. We be three and no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, And we never did transgress. Why, if you be the Keepers in this Forrest, down a, &c.

Then we be three Rangers good, And we'l make you to know before you do go, You met with bold Robin hood, &c. We be content thou bold Out-Law, down a, &c.

Our valour here to try, And will make you know before we go, We will fight before we will flye, &c. Then come draw your swords, you bold Out-laws, down a, &c.

And no longer stand to prate, But let us try it out with blows, For Cowards we do hate, &c. Here is one of us for Will Scarlet; down a, &c.

And another for little Iohn, And I my self for Robin hood, Because he is stout and strong, &c.

So they fell to it full hard and sore, down a, &c. It was on a Mid-summers day, From eight a clock till two and past, They all shew'd gallant play, &c.

There Robin, and Will, and little Iohn, down a, &c. They fought most manfully, Till all their wind was spent and gone,

Then Robin aloud did cry, &c.

O hold, O hold, crys bold Robin, down a, &c. I see you be stout men: Let me blow one blast on my beagle-horn, Then I'le fight with you again, &c.

That bargain is to make, bold Robin hood, down a, &c. Therefore we it deny: Though a blast upon thy beagle-horn, Cannot make us fight nor flye, &c.

Therefore fall on, or else be gone, down a, &c. And yield to ••s the day, It shall never be said that we were afraid Of thee, nor thy Yeamen gay, &c.

If that it he so, crys bold Robin, down a, &c. Let me but know your names, And in the Forrest of merry Sherwood, I shall extol your Fames, &c.

And with our names, one of them said, down, &c. What hast thou here to do?

Except that thou will fight it out, Our names thou shalt not know.

We will fight no more, says bold Robin, down a, &c. You be men of valour stout, Come and go with me to Nottingham, And there we will fight it out.

With a Butt of Sack we will bang it out, down a, &c. To see who wins the day, And for the cost make you no doubt, I have gold and money to pay.

And ever hereafter so long as we live, down a, &c. We all will brethren be, For I love those men with heart and hand, That will fight and never flee.

So away they went to Nottingham, down a, &c. With Sack ••o make amends, For three days space they wine did chase, And drank themselves good friends: down, a down, a down, a down.

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