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ent to thee.’

276.

‘Come now forth, Lytell Johan,

And go to my treasurë,

And brynge me there foure hondred pounde,

The monke over-tolde it me.

277.

‘Have here foure hondred pounde,

Thou gentyll knyght and trewe,

And bye hors

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holpe a pore yeman,

With wronge was put behynde.’

269.

‘Nay, for God,’ sayd Robyn,

‘Syr knyght, that thanke I thee;

What man that helpeth a good yeman,

His frende than wyll I be.’

270.

‘Have here foure hondred pounde,’ than sayd the knyght,

‘The whiche

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yght doune of his good palfray,

Robyn whan he gan see;

So curteysly he dyde adoune his hode,

And set hym on his knee.

264.

‘God the savë, Robyn Hode,

And all this company!’

‘Welcome be thou, gentyll knyght,

And ryght welcome to me.’

265.

pyme

hepe I myght have dyned

In Blythe or in Dankestere.’

260.

‘Grete well your abbot,’ sayd Robyn,

‘And your pryour, I you pray,

And byd hym send me such a monke

To dyner every day.’

261.

Now lete we that monke be styll,

And speke we