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Will Stutely Rescued by His Companions

           Thentheconstablesaid,forthethirdtime,"Nowtellme,holyfather,dopilgrimstoCanterburyweargoodLincolngreenbeneaththeirrobes?Ha!Bymyfaith,Itaketheetobesomelustythief,andperhapsoneofRobinHood’sownband!Now,byOurLady’sgrace,ifthoumovesthandorfoot,Iwillruntheethroughthebodywithmysword!"

           ThenheflashedforthhisbrightswordandleapeduponWillStutely,thinkinghewouldtakehimunaware;butStutelyhadhisownswordtightlyheldinhishand,beneathhisrobe,sohedrewitforthbeforetheconstablecameuponhim.Thenthestoutconstablestruckamightyblow;buthestrucknomoreinallthatfight,forStutely,parryingtheblowrightdeftly,smotetheconstablebackagainwithallhismight.Thenhewouldhaveescaped,butcouldnot,fortheother,alldizzywiththewoundandwiththeflowingblood,seizedhimbythekneeswithhisarmsevenashereeledandfell.Thentheothersrusheduponhim,andStutelystruckagainatanotheroftheSheriff’smen,butthesteelcapglancedtheblow,andthoughthebladebitdeep,itdidnotkill.Meanwhile,theconstable,faintingashewas,drewStutelydownward,andtheothers,seeingtheyeomanhamperedso,rusheduponhimagain,andonesmotehimablowuponthecrownsothatthebloodrandownhisfaceandblindedhim.Then,staggering,hefell,andallspranguponhim,thoughhestruggledsomanfullythattheycouldhardlyholdhimfast.

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