%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Robin Hoods Progress to Nottingham./ Where he met with fifteen Forresters all on a row,/ And he desired of them some News to know:/ And with cross-graind words they did him thwart,/ For which at last he made them for to Smart. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1684-1686 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/10/2007 20727

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2.105 R234304 1 Bold Robin Hood Bold Robin Hood RObin Hood he was a tall young man,/ derry, derry, down, derry, derry, down [line 2 of each stanza]; hey down, derry, derry, derry, down. [line 6 of each stanza] imprint unclear: Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passin[g]er. Pepys 2.105 Wing R1643A; Rollins (2) 2317 (Mch. 26, 1656, ii, 43, Fran. Grove): Rollins (2) 2316 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 499) Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 105 Robin Hoods Progress to Nottingham./ Where he met with fifteen Forresters all on a row,/ And he desired of them some News to know:/ And with cross-graind words they did him thwart,/ For which at last he made them for to Smart. Robin Hoods Progress to Nottingham. Where he met with fifteen Forresters all on a row, And he desired of them some News to know: And with cross-graind words they did him thwart, For which at last he made them for to Smart. Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham. Where He Met With Fifteen Foresters All on a Row, And He Desired of Them Some News to Know: And With Cross-grained Words They Did Him Thwart, for Which at Last He Made Them for to Smart. single sheet oblong folio, folded, ?265 x 336 cropped left, right and bottom edges, creased, uneven inking 1684-1686 Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger. Blagden

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RObin Hood he was a tall young man, derry, derry, down, And fifteen winters old. And R. Hood he was a proper young man Of courage stout and bold, hey down, derry, derry down. R. Hood he would unto fair Nottingham, derry, derry, down, With the General for to dine, There was he aware of Fifteen Forresters, And a drinking Beer, Ale, and wine: hey down, etc. What News, what news, said bold R. Hood derry, derry down What news fain wouldst thou know, Our King hath provided a shooting match And I'me ready with my Bow; hey down, etc. We hold it in scorn, said bold R. Hood, derry, derry dow, That ever a Boy so young, Should bear a Bow before our King, That's not able to draw one string, hey down, etc.
I'le hold you 20 marks said bold R. Hood, derry, derry down, By the leave of our Lady, That I'le hit the mark an hundred Rod And I'le cause one hart to die, hey down, etc. We'l hold you 20 Marks then said the forresters, derry, derry down, By the leave of our Lady, That thou hitst not the mark an hundred Rod, Nor causest a Hart to die: hey down, etc. Robin Hood he bent up a noble Bow, derry, derry down, And a broad arrow he let flye, He hit the mark an hundred Rod, And he caused one hart to dye. hey down, etc. Some said he brake Ribs one or two, derry, derry down, And some said he brake three, The arrow in the Hart would not abide, But it glanced in two or three; hey down, derry, derry down.
THe Hart did skip and the hart did leap derry, derry down, And the Hart lay on the ground, The Wager is mine, said bold R. Hood, If it were for a thousand pound, hey down, etc. The wager's none of thine, then siad the Forresters derry, derry down, Although thou beest in hast, Take up thy Bow and get thee hence, Least we thy sides do bast, hey down, etc. Robin Hood he took up his noble Bow derry, derry down, And his broad arrows amain, And Robin he laught and began to smile, As he went over the plain; hey down, etc. Then Robin Hood he bent his noble Bow, derry, derry down, And his broad arrows he let flye, Till fourteen of these fifteen forresters, Upon the ground did lye, hey down, etc. He that did this quarrel first begin, derry, derry down, Went tripping over the plain, But Robin Hood he bent his noble Bow, And he fetcht him back again, hey down, etc.
You said I was no archer, said R. Hood, derry, derry down, But say so now again, With that he sent another arrow, Which split his head in twain; hey down, derry, derry down. You have found me an archer said R. Hood derry, derry down, Which will make your wives to wring And wish you ne'r had spoke the word That I could not draw one string hey down, derry, derry down, The people that lived in fair Nottingham derry, derry down, Come running out amain, Supposing to have taken bold R. Hood With the Forresters that were slain: hey down, derry, derry down, Some lost Legs, and some lost arms, derry, derry down, And some did loose their blood, But R. Hood he bent up his noble Bow And is gone to the merry green wood, hey down, derry, derry down. They carried these Forresters to fair Not-tingham, derry, derry down, As many as there did know, They dig'd them Graves in their Church-yards, And they buried them all on a row: hey down, derry, derry down.
Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger.