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Robin Hood Aids a Sorrowful Knight
EvenatadistancetheysawbythenumberofmenthatLittleJohnhadcomebackwithsomeguest,butwhentheycamenearenough,whomshouldtheyfindbuttheLordBishopofHereford!ThegoodBishopwasinafinestew,Iwot.Upanddownhewalkedbeneaththetreelikeafoxcaughtinahencoop.BehindhimwerethreeBlackFriarsstandingclosetogetherinafrightenedgroup,likethreeblacksheepinatempest.Hitchedtothebranchesofthetreescloseathandweresixhorses,oneofthemabarbwithgaytrappingsuponwhichtheBishopwaswonttoride,andtheothersladenwithpacksofdiversshapesandkinds,oneofwhichmadeRobin’seyesglisten,foritwasaboxnotoverlarge,butheavilyboundwithbandsandribsofiron.
WhentheBishopsawRobinandthosewithhimcomeintotheopenhemadeasthoughhewouldhaveruntowardtheyeoman,butthefellowthatguardedtheBishopandthethreefriarsthrusthisquarterstaffinfront,sothathislordshipwasfaintostandback,thoughwithfrowningbrowandangryspeech.
"Stay,myLordBishop,"criedjollyRobininaloudvoice,whenhesawwhathadpassed,"Iwillcometotheewithallspeed,forIwouldratherseetheethananymaninmerryEngland."Sosaying,hequickenedhisstepsandsooncametowheretheBishopstoodfuming.
