Robin Hood (Robin Hood and the Friar) (Robin Hood and the Potter) · chunk 2 of 3
Anonymous · published 1590 · first performed or written 1560 (Annals) romance; folk romance T15 Friars and holy orders in plot typicality 0.87 · 472 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
Avaunt thou ragged knave this is but a mock if thou make many words thou shalt have a knock, Hark friar what I say here, over this water thou shalt me bear the bridge is borne away. To say thee nay I will not to let thee of thine oath it were great pity & sin but upon a friars back and have even in. Nay have over. now am I friar within & thou Robin without, to lay thee here I have no great doubt: Now art thou Robin without & I friar within Lie there knave. choose either sink or swim. Why thou lousy friar what hast thou done Marry set a knave over the shoes, therefore thou shalt abye Why wilt thou fight a pluck And God send me good luck, Then have a stroke for Friar tuck. Hold thy hand Friar and hear me speak Say on ragged knave me seemeth ye begin to sweat. In this Forest I have a hound I will not give him for an hundredth pound: Give me leave my horn to blow, that my hound may know. Blow on ragged knave without any doubt, until both thine eyes start out: Hear is a sort of ragged knaves come in Clothed all in kendal green and to thee they take their way now. Peradventure they do so I gave thee leave to blow at thy will, now give me leave to whistle my fill. Whistle Friar evil might thou far, until both thine eyes stare. Now cut and Bause, Bring forth the clubs and staves And down with those ragged knaves. How sayst thou Friar wilt thou be my man to do me the best service thou can, Thou shalt have both gold and fee, And also here is a lady free I will give her unto thee And her chaplain I thee make to serve her for my sake. Hear is a huckle duckle an inch above the buckle She is a trul of trust to serve a friar at his lust A pricker, a prancer, a tearer of sheets, a wagger of buttocks when other men sleeps, Go home ye knaves and lay crabs in the fire for my lady & I will dance in the mire for very pure joy. Listen my merry men all and hearken what I shall say, Of an adventure I shall you tell that befell this other day: With a proud potter I met and a rose garland on his head, the flowers of it shone marvelous fresh this seven year & more he hath used this way Yet was he never so courteous a potter as one penny passage to pay. Is there any of my merry men all that dare be so bold, to make the Potter pay passage either silver or gold.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Auaunt thou ragged knaue this is but a mock if yu make many words yu ſhalt haue a knock, Hark frier what I ſay heere, ouer this water thou ſhalt me beare the bridge is borne away. To ſay thee nay I will not to let thee of thine oth it were great pitty & ſin but vpon a Friers back and haue euen in. Nay haue ouer. now am I frier within & thou Robin without, to lay thee heere I haue no great doubt: Now art thou Robin without & I frier within Lye there knaue. chooſe either ſinke or ſwim. Why thou louſie frier what haſt thou doon Marry ſet a knaue ouer the ſhoon, Therefor thou ſhalt abye Why wilt thou fight a pluck And God ſend me good luck, Then haue a ſtroke for Frier tuck. Holde thy hand Frier and heare me ſpeak Say on ragged knaue me ſeemeth ye begin to ſweat. In this Forreſt I haue a hound I will not giue him for an hundreth pound: Giue me leaue my horne to blowe, that my hound may know. Blowe on ragged knaue without any doubt, vntill both thine eyes ſtart out: Heere is a ſorte of ragged knaues come in Clothed all in kendall greene and to thee they take their way now. Peraduenture they doe ſo I gaue thee leaue to blow at thy will, now giue me leaue to whiſtle my ſill. Whiſtle Frier euill might thou fare, vntill both thine eyes ſtare. Now cut and Bauſe, Bring foorth the clubbes and ſtaues And downe with thoſe ragged knaues. How ſaiſt thou Frier wilt thou be my man to doo me the beſt ſeruice thou can, Thou ſhalt haue both gold and fee, And alſo heer is a lady free I will giue hir vnto thee And her chaplain I thee make to ſerue her for my ſake. Heere is a huckle duckle an inch aboue the buckle She is a trul of truſt to ſerue a frier at his luſt A pricker, a prauncer, a tearer of ſheetes, a wagger of buttocks when other men ſleeps, Goe home ye knaues and lay crabs in the fier for my lady & I will dance in the mire for very pure ioy. Liſten my merry men all and harken what I ſhall ſay, Of an aduenture I ſhall you tell that befell this other day: With a proud potter I met and a roſe garland on his head, the flowers of it ſhone meruailous freſh this ſeuen yeere & more he hath vſed this way Yet was he neuer ſo curteous a potter as one peny paſſage to pay. Is there any of my merry men all that dare be ſo bolde, to make the Potter pay paſſage either ſtluer or golde.