Styll stode the proud sheryf, A sory man was he: "Wo worthe the, Raynolde Grenelefe![L183] Thou hast now betrayed me." "I make myn avowe to god," sayd Lytell Johan, 185 "Mayster, ye be to blame, I was mysserved of my dynere, When I was with you at hame." Soone he was to super sette, And served with sylver whyte; 190 And whan the sheryf se his vessell, For sorowe he myght not ete. "Make good chere," sayd Robyn Hode, "Sheryfe, for charytè, And for the love of Lytell Johan, 195 Thy lyfe is graunted to the." When they had supped well, The day was all agone, Robyn commaunded Lytell Johan To drawe of his hosen and his shone, 200 His kyrtell and his cote-a-pye, That was furred well fyne, And take him a grene mantèll, To lappe his body therin. Robyn commaunded his wyght young men, 205 Under the grene wood tre, They shall lay in that same sorte, That the sheryf myght them se. All nyght laye that proud sheryf In his breche and in his sherte; 210 No wonder--it was in grene wode,-- Tho his sydes do smerte. "Make glad chere," sayd Robyn Hode, "Sheryfe, for charytè, For this is our order i-wys, 215 Under the grene wood tre." "This is harder order," sayd the sheryfe, "Than ony anker or frere; For al the golde in mery Englonde, I wolde not longe dwell here." 220 "All these twelve monethes," sayd Robyn, "Thou shalte dwell with me; I shall the teche, proud sheryfe, An outlawe for to be." "Or I here another nyght lye," sayd the sheryfe, 225 "Robyn, nowe I pray the, Smyte of my hede rather to-morne, And I forgyve it the. "Lete me go," then sayd the sheryf, "For saynt Charytè, 230 And I wyll be the best frende That ever yet had ye."[L232] "Thou shalte swere me an othe," sayd Robyn, "On my bryght bronde, Thou shalt never awayte me scathe, 235 By water ne by londe; "And if thou fynde ony of my men, By nyght or by day, Upon thyne othe thou shalt swere To helpe them that thou may." 240 Now hathe the sheryf iswore his othe,[L241] And home he began to gone; He was as full of grene wode As ever was hepe of stone. 6, shote, W. 10, he sleste, W. 19, thou wast, C. wast thou, Wh. 20, wane, Ch. & M. wan, R. 41. He, Ritson. Ge. W. f. God. 70, Ch. & M. open. 121, hyed, C. 150, whyle, W. 163, syght, W. sightes, C. 183, wo the worth, W. 232, ye, Ch. & M. the, R. 241, have, R. hathe, Ch. & M. THE FOURTH FYTTE.