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           Asfortheholyfriar,whenhearosehewasinasprettyastewasanymaninalltheworld,forhisrich,softrobesweregone,likewisehispursewithtengoldenpoundsinit,andnoughtwasleftbutpatchedclothesandaleathernapron.Heragedandsworelikeanylayman,butashisswearingmendednothingandthelandlordcouldnotaidhim,andas,moreover,hewasforcedtobeatEmmetPriorythatverymorninguponmattersofbusiness,hewasfaineithertodonthecobbler’sclothesortraveltheroadinnakedness.Soheputontheclothes,and,stillragingandswearingvengeanceagainstallthecobblersinDerbyshire,hesetforthuponhiswayafoot;buthisillshadnotyetdonewithhim,forhehadnotgonefarerehefellintothehandsoftheKing’smen,whomarchedhimoff,willy-nilly,toTutburyTownandtheBishopofHereford.Invainhesworehewasaholyman,andshowedhisshavencrown;offhemustgo,fornothingwoulddobutthathewasRobinHood.

           MeanwhilemerryRobinrodealongcontentedly,passingsafelybytwobandsoftheKing’smen,untilhisheartbegantodancewithinhimbecauseofthenearnessofSherwood;sohetraveledeverontotheeastward,till,ofasudden,hemetanobleknightinashadylane.ThenRobincheckedhismulequicklyandleapedfromoffitsback.