Chapter 1

           Thuscommunedthese;whiletotheirlowlydome, 

           Thefull-fedswinereturn’dwitheveninghome; 

           Compell’d,reluctant,totheseveralsties, 

           Withdinobstreperous,andungratefulcries. 

           Pope’sOdyssey 

           InthatpleasantdistrictofmerryEnglandwhichiswateredbytheriverDon,thereextendedinancienttimesalargeforest,coveringthegreaterpartofthebeautifulhillsandvalleyswhichliebetweenSheffieldandthepleasanttownofDoncaster. TheremainsofthisextensivewoodarestilltobeseenatthenobleseatsofWentworth,ofWarncliffePark,andaroundRotherham. HerehauntedofyorethefabulousDragonofWantley; herewerefoughtmanyofthemostdesperatebattlesduringtheCivilWarsoftheRoses; andherealsoflourishedinancienttimesthosebandsofgallantoutlaws,whosedeedshavebeenrenderedsopopularinEnglishsong. 

           Suchbeingourchiefscene,thedateofourstoryreferstoaperiodtowardstheendofthereignofRichardI.,whenhisreturnfromhislongcaptivityhadbecomeaneventratherwishedthanhopedforbyhisdespairingsubjects,whowereinthemeantimesubjectedtoeveryspeciesofsubordinateoppression. 

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