'Well, I have a room, cousin Robin,' she said, 'Which you did never see, And if you please to walk therein, You blooded by me shall be.' She took him by the lily-white hand, She blooded him in the vein of the arm, He then bethought him of a casement door, He was so weak he could not leap, He then bethought him of his bugle-horn, And blew out weak blasts three. Then Little John, when hearing him, 'I fear my master is near dead, He blows so wearily.' Then Little John to fair Kirkley is gone, As fast as he can dri'e; But when he came to Kirkley-hall, He broke locks two or three : Until he came bold Robin to, 'A boon, a boon,' cries Little John, 'What is that boon,' quoth Robin Hood, 'Little John, thou begs of me?' 'It is to burn fair Kirkley-hall, And all their nunnery.' 'Now nay, now nay,' quoth Robin Hood, 'That boon I'll not grant thee; I never hurt woman in all my life, 'I never hurt fair maid in all my time, But give me my bent bow in my hand, 'Lay me a green sod under my head, And lay my bent bow by my side, And make my grave of gravel and green, 'Let me have length and breadth enough, These words they readily promis'd him, Which did bold Robin please; And there they buried bold Robin Hood, Near to the fair Kirklèys. THE BAILIFF'S DAUGHTER OF ISLINGTON. There was a youthe, and a well-beloved youthe, He loved the bayliffes daughter deare, Yet she was coye, and would not believe Noe nor at any time would she Any countenance to him showe. But when his friendes did understand And when he had been seven long yeares, 'Many a teare have I shed for her sake, Then all the maids of Islington She pulled off her gowne of greene, And to faire London she would go As as she went along the high road, She started up, with a colour soe redd, 'One penny, one penny, kind sir,' she sayd, 'Before I give you one penny, sweet-heart, 'I prythee, sweet-heart, then tell to mee, 'If she be dead, then take my horse, 'O staye, O staye, thou goodlye youthe, She is here alive, she is not dead, 'O farewell griefe, and welcome joye, Ten thousand times therefore ; For nowe I have founde mine owne true love, ་ མ |