| a. |
The History of Robin Hood and the Beggar:
in two Parts. Part I: Shewing how Robin
Hood, in attempting to rob a Beggar near
Barnesdale, was shamefully defeated, and
left for dead, till taken up by three of his
men. Part II: How the beggar blinded
two of his men with a bag of meal, who
were sent to kill him or bring him back.
Title prefixed to the ballad: Robin Hood and
the Beggar.
In stanzas of two long lines.
After 30: The Second Part.
223. arrows.
301. but sail: that is, but fail.
383. you for your.
412. ill a case:
which perhaps should be retained.
461. and for with.
464. the eild.
483. a another.
514. fate: b, late, that is, let.
533. quite.
654. fly: b, flee.
773. sling: that is, fling.
793. strick.
892. where and. |
| d. |
In stanzas of two long lines.
Some of these readings may be Ritson's corrections.
12. That be.
24. a wanting.
32. Who for That.
42. frae the.
52. whang.
53. to a.
71. cast.
83. heard him not.
84. on his.
91. 'Tisbe.
93. said.
113. snares well.
114. dost not care.
121. all this.
123. would I.
131. you must.
132. two wanting.
141. art a.
152. asembled.
153. has.
161. Come lay.
173. if wanting.
204. Wouldst: it wanting.
214. Lo eer.
223. arrow.
242,4. mair, sair.
253. flaps.
262. baift.
263. laid on loud for still on laid.
271. Fy wanting.
273. still till: money told.
284. hast been at the.
293. pale for white.
301. but fail.
302. his way.
303. ye.
312. by the.
314. where that he lay.
332. wound.
341. gotten for taken.
342. unto.
343. to hitch his ear.
344. speak.
351. said.
362. this twenty.
364. ye.
372. Of whom.
373. with his.
374. 'twill.
381. out wanting.
383. eer ye.
404. escape.
412. ill at ease.
423. And he.
431. ye, good wanting.
434. has.
446. ye.
453. hands lay.
454. Ye.
461. with his.
464. his eild.
473. no wanting.
474. Then he.
481,2. wanting.
491. They stoutly.
493. They started at neither how nor height.
502. cast them.
512. In each.
513. them nigh.
514. thought of no such late.
543. let it.
544. An better might it been.
552. any for one.
561. Nor wist he.
564. He for And.
572. on the.
573. And hold.
574. Or else.
582. Neither by late or air.
583. You have great sin if you would.
592. For all.
594. Of one that eer.
601. shall.
623. led back.
633. he might the young men.
634. gave them a begack.
641. for wanting: for ill.
643. blew for grew.
652. a poor.
654. flee.
662. has.
664. Is better.
671. fair and.
672. no more dear.
674. odd for good.
681. this.
691. to the.
693. full well.
703. And yet: not take.
704. that place.
713. for wanting.
722. forth thy.
723. turn that.
724. It's: plee for fee.
743. lay he.
751. half, that is, half.
761. this cloak: set it.
763. bound.
772. hag for meal.
773. fling.
774. face all hail.
792. cloath.
793. strike.
801. Eer any of.
802. Or a glimmering might.
804. with his.
812. boldly bound.
821. What's all this.
822. May not thou.
834. Can ripe.
852. in vain.
871. meat rife part.
873. at the.
874. at your.
881. they drooped.
882. a sound.
884. ye.
891. less or.
892. what and.
901. And when.
904. presses for process.
911,2. wanting.
913. woods.
922. were baste.
932. his wrath. |
