Приключения Робин Гуда
Epilogue
ThusdiedRobinHood,atKirkleesNunnery,infairYorkshire,withmercyinhishearttowardthosethathadbeenhisundoing;forthusheshowedmercyfortheerringandpityfortheweakthroughallthetimeofhisliving.
Hisyeomenwerescatteredhenceforth,butnogreatillbefellthemthereafter,foramoremercifulsheriffandonewhoknewthemnotsowellsucceedingtheonethathadgone,andtheybeingseparatedhereandtherethroughoutthecountryside,theyabidedinpeaceandquietness,sothatmanylivedtohanddownthesetalestotheirchildrenandtheirchildren’schildren.
AcertainonesayeththatuponastoneatKirkleesisanoldinscription.ThisIgiveintheancientEnglishinwhichitwaswritten,andthusitruns:
HEARUNDERNEADDISLAITLSTEAN
LAISROBERTEARLOFHUNTINGTUN
NEAARCIRVERASHIESAEGEUD
ANPIPLKAULDIMROBINHEUD
SICKUTLAWSASHIANISMEN
VILENGLANDNIDIRSIAGEN
OBIIT24KAL.DEKEMBRIS1247.
Andnow,dearfriend,wealsomustpart,forourmerryjourneyingshaveended,andhere,atthegraveofRobinHood,weturn,eachgoinghisownway.
