The outlawes shot was so stronge That no man might them dryve, And the proud sheryfës men, They fled away full blyve.
Robyn slewe a full grete harte; His horne than gan he blow, That all the outlawes of that forest That horne coud they knowe, 448.
They bente theyr bowes, and forth they went, Shotynge all in fere, Towarde the towne of Notyngham, Outlawes as they were.
Syr, we be outlawes of the forest Certayne withouten lease; And hyther we be come to our kyng, To get us a charter of peace.
He wyll avowe that he hath done, To mayntene the outlawes stronge; He wyll be lorde, and set you at nought, In all the northe londe.
The kyng opened the letter anone, Himselfe he red it tho, And founde how these thre outlawes had slain Thre hundred men and mo: 139.
Full thirteene yeares and something more, These northern parts he vexed sore; Such outlawes as hee and his men, May England never know agen.
The bishop sore enraged then, Did, in king Richards name, 250 Muster a power of northerne men, These outlawes bold to tame.
He wolde avowe that he had done, To mayntayne the outlawes stronge, 30 He wolde be lorde, and set you at nought, In all the north londe.
Syr, we be outlawes of the forest, Certayne without any leace, 70 And hether we be come to our kyng, To get us a charter of peace.
Full thirteene years, and something more, 425 These outlawes lived thus, Feared of the rich, loved of the poor, A thing most marvelous.
While that the king and lords did stay Debating on this thing, 330 Some of these outlawes fled away Unto the Scottish king.
The kyng opened the letter anone, Hymselfe he red it th[r]o, And founde how these thre outlawes had slaine Thre hundred men and mo.
We that live in these later dayes Of civile government, If need be, have an hundred wayes 435 Such outlawes to prevent.
Theyr bowes bente and forth they went, Shotynge all in-fere, Towarde the towne of Notyngham, Outlawes as they were.
Therefore he arm'd five hundred men, With furniture compleate; But the outlawes slewe halfe of them, And made the rest retreate.
Malcolme should doo homage to king William for the realme of Scotland, and therevpon deliuer sufficient hostages: and that on the other side, king William should pardon all the English outlawes in Scotland which then rebelled against him.
There they divided themselves into three parts, and tooke up three passages which the outlawes made themselves secure of, if from England side they should at any time be put at.
CXV ‘Syr, we beoutlawes of the forest, Certayne withouten lease; And hether we be come to the Kyng, To get us a charter of peace.
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