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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
"Thushespake,forhewasashamedthattheKingshouldknowthatRobinHoodfearedhimsolittlethathethusdaredtocomewithintheverygatesofNottinghamTown.
ThusrodetheKingintoNottinghamTownonthatbrightafternoonintheearlyfallseason;andnonerejoicedmorethanRobinHoodandhismerrymentoseehimcomesoroyallyuntohisown.
Eventidehadcome;thegreatfeastintheGuildHallatNottinghamTownwasdone,andthewinepassedfreely.Athousandwaxenlightsgleamedalongtheboard,atwhichsatlordandnobleandknightandsquireingoodlyarray.Attheheadofthetable,uponathroneallhungwithclothofgold,satKingRichardwiththeSheriffofNottinghambesidehim.
QuoththeKingtotheSheriff,laughingashespoke,"Ihaveheardmuchspokenconcerningthedoingsofcertainfellowshereabouts,oneRobinHoodandhisband,whoareoutlawsandabideinSherwoodForest.Canstthounottellmesomewhatofthem,SirSheriff?ForIhearthatthouhasthaddealingswiththemmorethanonce."
AtthesewordstheSheriffofNottinghamlookeddowngloomily,andtheBishopofHereford,whowaspresent,gnawedhisnetherlip.QuoththeSheriff,"IcantellYourMajestybutlittleconcerningthedoingsofthosenaughtyfellows,savingthattheyaretheboldestlawbreakersinalltheland."
ThenupspakeyoungSirHenryoftheLea,agreatfavoritewiththeKing,underwhomhehadfoughtinPalestine.
