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The Chase of Robin Hood
ForRobinwasnotasluckyingettingbackashismenhadbeen,asyoushallpresentlyhear.
Afterhavingleftthegreatnorthernroad,heturnedhisfacetothewestward,andsocamepastAylesbury,tofairWoodstock,inOxfordshire.Thenceheturnedhisfootstepsnorthward,travelingforagreatdistancebywayofWarwickTown,tillhecametoDudley,inStaffordshire.Sevendaysittookhimtojourneythusfar,andthenhethoughthehadgottenfarenoughtothenorth,so,turningtowardtheeastward,shunningthemainroads,andchoosingbywaysandgrassylanes,hewent,bywayofLitchfieldandAshbydelaZouch,towardSherwood,untilhecametoaplacecalledStanton.AndnowRobin’sheartbegantolaughaloud,forhethoughtthathisdangerhadgoneby,andthathisnostrilswouldsoonsnuffthespicyairofthewoodlandsonceagain.Butthereismanyaslipbetwixtthecupandthelip,andthisRobinwastofind.Forthusitwas:
WhentheKing’smenfoundthemselvesfoiledatSaintAlbans,andthatRobinandhismenwerenottobefoundhighnorlow,theyknewnotwhattodo.Presentlyanotherbandofhorsemencame,andanother,untilallthemoonlitstreetswerefullofarmedmen.Betwixtmidnightanddawnanotherbandcametothetown,andwiththemcametheBishopofHereford.
