Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

Robin Hood and Queen Katherine

A.  After 22, 113, 204, 293, 384, half a page is gone.
21. Perhaps harvengers.
52. cauentry.
93. Perhaps William.
After 16: The 2d part.
182. hinselfe.
254. 500th.
272, 282. 3.
314. 2.
323. 10li.
B.  Renowned Robin Hood: or, his famous archery truly related; with the worthy exploits hee acted before Queen Katherine, hee being an outlaw-man; and how shee for the same obtained of the king his own and his fellows pardon. To a new tune.
a.  London, Printed for F. Grove, on Snow-hill. Entred according to order. (1620-55.)
164. yeomen three: so b-e, but yeomendree, the reading of f, must be right, since the whole band is present, and only two yeomen besides Robin are distinguished.
232, 312. While, if preserved, must be taken in the sense of till, which occurs in f, 232, as in A, 272.
311. the kings: so all. A, 27 has queenes, rightly.
314. thy knee: so all except b, which has thy nee.
352. crave that on.
394. have wanting: cf. A 30, c, f.
404. yeomen three: so all. See 164.
b.  Printed at London for Francis Grove.
22. can.
3. unto her lovely.
34. Parringten.
44. can.
63, 71. came at.
31. sate.
34. in this.
102. Be it the.
111. Hood.
133. sent that.
142. It's.
213. markes.
231. archer.
254. sprungst.
311. the kings.
314. thy nee.
333. baring.
334. clove.
351. cryed.
352. crave that on.
381. now said the king.
382. so told.
383. in Pallace gates.
394. not bet.
404. yeomen three.
411. an if.
412. full wanting.
c.  33. unto her lovelie.
53, 93. or other.
81. sate.
91. is the.
104. yeoman.
164. yeomen three.
171. gone for field.
204. must I needs.
233. shoot.
244. On for Of.
254. sprangst from Gowries.
303. Sadlock.
304. whose this money must be.
311. the kings.
314. thy knee.
323. to wanting.
352. crave that on.
394. have bet.
401. on for one.
404. yeomen three.
d.  33. unto her lovely.
34. Patrington.
134. to for unto.
144. his wanting.
164. yeomen three.
244. On for Of.
254. sprangst.
311. the kings.
314. thy knee.
352. crave that on.
364. welcome every one.
391. quoth for said.
394. not bet.
401. on for one.
404. yeomen three.
e.  London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere & J. Wright. (1655-80.)
34. Patrington.
73. calld.
31. sate.
83. thy cause.
101. betimes.
164. good wanting: yeomen three.
172. gallant ray.
192. needs for now.
202. runs.
223. quoth for said.
311. the kings.
313. shoot.
314. thy knee.
352. that wanting.
383. the wanting.
393. I thought it had.
394. not bet.
404. yeomen three.
422. may not.
f.  In the title: being an outlaw man (hee wanting): how he for how shee.
Printed for J. W[right], J. C[larke], W. T[hackeray], and T. Passenger. (1670-86?)
33. unto her lovely.
34. Parington.
41. Come thou: my for thou.
43. now for post.
52. woods.
62. wen.
73. bottle.
74. drinks.
81. sate.
38. or thy.
101. betimes.
111. to for at.
132. the wanting.
134. to for unto.
142. It was.
164. thy yeomandree.
171. is gone to.
172. array.
184. must be.
204. to the.
231. lead.
232. Till it.
242. crave it.
243. ever a for any.
244. side for part.
254. sprangest.
283. then said the bishop.
291. in it said.
303. Will.
311. the kings.
314. thy knee.
324. part wanting.
352. crave it.
353. would for will.
364. welcome every one.
373. And so.
381. said now.
391. quoth for said.
393. it had.
394. not a bet.
401. on Saturday night.
404. yeomen three.
411. then says.
422. may not.
C.  Robin Hood, Scarlet and John: Wherein you may see how Robin Hood, having lived an out-law many years, the Queen sent for him, and shooting a match before the King and Queen at London, and winning the rich prize, the Queen gained his pardon, and he was afterwards Earl of Huntington.
To the tune of The Pinder of Wakefield.
203. what or.
261. archers.
273. yonng.
283. Katheline.
301,3. qd.

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