He took Sir Guy's head by the hayre,

And sticked itt on his bowes end: Thou hast been a traytor all thy liffe, Which thing must have an ende.'

Robin pulled forth an Irish kniffe,

And nicked Sir Guy in the face, That he was never on woman borne, Could tell whose head it was.

If thou have had the worse strokes at my hand,

Thou shalt have the better clothe.'

Robin did off his gowne of greene,

And on Sir Guye did it throwe,
And hee put on that capull hyde,

That cladd him topp to toe.

The bowe, the arrowes, and little horne,
Now with me I will beare;
For I will away to Barnèsdale,

To see how my men doe fare.'

Robid Hood sett Guyes horn to his mouth,
And a loud blast in it did blow,
That beheard the sheriffe of Nottingham,
As he leaned under a lowe.

Hearken, hearken,' sayd the sheriffe,
'I heare nowe tydings good,
For yonder I heare Sir Guye's horne blowe,
And he hath slaine Robin Hoode.

Yonder I heare Sir Guy's horne blowe,
Itt blowes soe well in tyde,

And yonder comes that wightye yeoman,
Cladd in his capul hyde.

Come hither, come hither, thou good Sir
Guy,

Aske what thou wilt of mee.'
'O, I will none of thy gold,' sayd Robin,
Nor I will none of thy fee:

But now I've slaine the master,' he sayes,
'Let me goe strike the knave;
This is all the rewarde I aske;

Nor noe other will I have.'

Thou art a madman,' said the sheriffe,

'Thou sholdst have had a knight's fee; But seeing thy asking hath been soe bad, Well granted it shale be.'

When Little John heard his master speake,
Well knew he it was his steven:
'Now shall I be looset,' quoth Little John,
'With Christ his might in heaven.'

Saies, Lye there, lye there, now Sir Guye, Fast Robin he hyed him to Little John,
And with me be not wrothe;

L*

He thought to loose him belive ;

THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF ROBIN HOOD.

THIS ballad, though in style comparatively modern, is without doubt founded on one of ancient date. It is extracted from Ritson's " Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English Outlaw, Robin Hood." The manner in which he was done to death, though historically true, if we may believe the Harleian M S. in the British Museum, has not been so ge erally the subject of Song, as have been the varied exploits and adventures of himself and Little John.