Robin Hood (Robin Hood and the Friar) (Robin Hood and the Potter) · chunk 1 of 3
Anonymous · published 1590 · first performed or written 1560 (Annals) romance; folk romance T15 Friars and holy orders in plot typicality 0.89 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
NOw stand ye forth my merry men all and hark what I shall say, Of an adventure I shall you tell the which befell this other day. As I went by the high way with a stout Friar I met. And a quarter staff in his hand, lightly to me he leapt And still he bade me stand. there were stripes two or three, But I cannot tell who had the worse but well I wots the whoreson Leapt within me and fro me took my purse. Is there any of my merry men all that to the Friar will go, And bring him to me forth withal whether he will or no. Yes Master I make God avow to that Friar will I go, And bring him to you whither he will or no, Deus hic, Deus hic, God be here is not this a holy word of a Friar, God save all this company, But am not I a jolly Friar For I can shoot both far and near. and hardly the sword and buckler and this quarter staff also If I meet with a gentle man or yeoman, I am not afraid to look him upon nor boldly with him to carpe, If he speak any words to me, He shall have stripes two or three that shall make his body smart. But masters to show you the matter wherefore and why I am come hither in faith I will not spare, I am come to seek a good yeoman in Bernisdale men say is his habitation His name is Robin hood And if he be better man than I his servant will I be and serve him truly But if that I be a better man than he by my truth my knave shall he be and lead these dogs all three. Yield thee Friar in thy long cote my throat, I beshrew thy heart Knave thou hurtest I trow Friar thou beginnest to dote who made thee so malapert and so bold, To come into this Forest here, among my fallow dear. Go louse thee ragged knave if thou make many words I will give thee on the ear though I be but a poor Friar to seek Robin hood I am come here and to him my heart to break. thou lousy Friar what wouldst thou with him he never loved Friar nor none of friars kin. Avaunt ragged knave or ye shall have on the skin. Of all the men in a morning thou art the worst to meet with thee I have no lust, For he that meeteth a friar or a fox in the morning to speed ill that day he standeth in jeopardy therefore I had rather meet with the devil Friar I tell thee as I think, then meet with a friar or a fox in a morning or I drink.
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NOw ſtand ye forth my merry men all and hark what I ſhall ſay, Of an aduenture I ſhall you tell the which befell this other day. As I went by the high way with a ſtout Frier I met. And a quarter ſtaffe in his hand, lightly to me he leapt And ſtill he bad me ſtand. there were ſtripes two or three, But I cannot tell who had the worſe but well I wot the whorſon Leapt within me and fro me tooke my purſſe. Is there any of my merry men all that to the Frier will goe, And bring him to me foorth withall whether he will or no. Yes Maiſter I make God auow to that Frier will I goe, And bring him to you whither he will or no, Deus hic, Deus hic, God be heere is not this a holy word of a Frier, God ſaue all this company, But am not I a iolly Frier For I can ſhoote both farre and neere. and handly the ſword and buckler and this quarter ſtaffe alſo If I meet with a gentle man or yeman, I am not afraid to looke him vpon nor boldly with him to carp, If he ſpeake any words to me, He ſhall haue ſtripes two or three that ſhall make his body ſmart. But maiſters to ſhew you the matter wherefore and why I am come hither in faith I will not ſpare, I am come to ſeeke a good yeoman in Bernisdale men ſay is his habitation His name is Robin hood And if he be better man then I his ſeruant will I be and ſerue him truly But if that I be a better man then he by my truth my knaue ſhall he be and lead theſe dogges all three. Yeeld thee Frier in thy long cote my throte, I beſhrew thy hart Knaue thou hurteſt I trowe Frier thou beginneſt to dote who made thee ſo malapert and ſo bold, To come into this Forreſt heere, among my fallow deere. Goe louſe thee ragged knaue if thou make many words I wil giue thee on ye eare though I be but a poore Frier to ſeeke Robin hood I am come heere and to him my hart to break. thou louſie Frier what wouldſt thou with him he neuer loued Frier nor none of Friers kin. Auaunt ragged knaue or ye ſhall haue on the skin. Of all the men in a morning thou art ye worſt to meet with thee I haue no luſt, For he yt meeteth a frier or a fox in the morning to ſpeede ill that day he ſtandeth in ieopardie therefore I had rather meet with the deuill Frier I tell thee as I think, then meete with a frier or a fox in a morning or I drinke.