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Robin Hood Shoots Before Queen Eleanor
Afterawhilethethreejudgesthathadthegivingawayoftheprizescameforward,andthechiefofthemallspaketoRobinandsaid,"Accordingtoagreement,thefirstprizebelongethrightlytothee;sohereIgivetheethesilverbugle,herethequiveroftengoldenarrows,andhereapurseoftwoscoreandtengoldenpounds."AndashespakehehandedthosethingstoRobin,andthenturnedtoLittleJohn."Tothee,"hesaid,"belongeththesecondprize,towit,fivescoreofthefinesthartsthatrunonDallenLea.Thoumayestshootthemwhensoeverthoudostlist."LastofallheturnedtostoutHubert."Thou,"saidhe,"hastheldthineownagainsttheyeomenwithwhomthoudidstshoot,andsothouhastkepttheprizedulythine,towit,twotunsofgoodRhenishwine.Theseshallbedeliveredtotheewhensoeverthoudostlist."ThenhecalledupontheothersevenoftheKing’sarcherswhohadlastshot,andgaveeachfourscoresilverpennies.
ThenupspakeRobin,andquothhe,"ThissilverbugleIkeepinhonorofthisshootingmatch;butthou,Gilbert,artthebestarcherofalltheKing’sguard,andtotheeIfreelygivethispurseofgold.Takeit,man,andwoulditweretentimesasmuch,forthouartarightyeoman,goodandtrue.Furthermore,toeachofthetenthatlastshotIgiveoneofthesegoldenshaftsapiece.Keepthemalwaysbyyou,sothatyemaytellyourgrandchildren,anyeareeverblessedwiththem,thatyearetheverystoutestyeomeninallthewideworld.
