32 Then Robins anger did arise; He fought full manfully, Vntil hee had made the Tinker Almost then fit to fly. 33 With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast; The Tinker threshed his bones so sore He made him yeeld at last. 34 ‘A boon, a boon,’ Robin hee cryes, ‘If thou wilt grant it mee;’ ‘Before I do it,’ the Tinker said, ‘I’le hang thee on this tree.’ 35 But the Tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too. 36 ‘What is the matter,’ quoth Little John, ‘You sit in th’ highway side?’ ‘Here is a Tinker that stands by, That hath paid well my hide.’ 37 ‘That Tinker,’ then said Little John, ‘Fain that blade I would see, And I would try what I could do, If hee’l do as much for mee.’ 38 But Robin hee then wishd them both They should the quarrel cease, ‘That henceforth wee may bee as one, And ever live in peace. 39 ‘And for the jovial Tinker’s part, A hundred pound I’le give, In th’ year to maintain him on, As long as he doth live. 40 ‘In manhood hee is a mettle man, And a mettle man by trade; I never thought that any man Should have made me so fraid. 41 ‘And if hee will bee one of us, Wee will take all one fare, And whatsoever wee do get, He shall have his full share.’ 42 So the Tinker was content With them to go along, And with them a part to take, And so I end my song. * * * * * #a.# A new song, to drive away cold winter, Between Robin Hood and the Jovial Tinker; How Robin by a wile The Tinker he did cheat, But at the length, as you shall hear, The Tinker did him beat; Whereby the same they then did so agree They after livd in love and unity. To the tune of In Summer Time. London, Printed for F. Grove, dwelling on Snowhill. (1620–55.) 1^3. Nottingam. 8^2. here. 10^1. warrand. #b.# _Title as in #a#: except that_ he _is wanting in the fourth line, and_ so _in the last line but one_. Printed for I. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. (1670–86?) 3^1. qd. 4^4. Banburay. 6^3. it _wanting_. 11^1. king would: an. 14^3. you would. 16^2. they took up their. 22^1. speak _for_ tell. 24^1. was _for_ will. 24^4. me _wanting_. 25^3. Ten shillings just I have to pay. 26^3. if I: on that. 28^3. then found. 31^3. Tinker he laid on so fast. 32^2. right _for_ full. 33^1. laid about. 33^4. That he. 35^4. Will. 39^2. pounds: I _for_ Ile. 40^1. mettled. 40^4. afraid. 41^1. with us. #c.#