16 But what found he in a beggers bag, But three hundred pound and three? ‘If I drink water while this doth last, Then an ill death may I dye! 17 ‘And my begging-trade I will now give ore, My fortune hath bin so good; Therefore I’le not stay, but I will away To the forrest of merry Sherwood.’ 18 And when to the forrest of Sherwood he came, He quickly there did see His master good, bold Robin Hood, And all his company. 19 ‘What news? What news?’ then said Robin Hood, ‘Come, Little John, tell unto me; How hast thou sped with thy beggers trade? For that I fain would see.’ 20 ‘No news but good,’ then said Little John, ‘With begging ful wel I have sped; Six hundred and three I have here for thee, In silver and gold so red.’ 21 Then Robin took Little John by the hand, And danced about the oak-tree: ‘If we drink water while this doth last, Then an il death may we die!’ 22 So to conclude my merry new song, All you that delight it to sing, ’Tis of Robin Hood, that archer good, And how Little John went a begging. * * * * * #A.# _Half a page wanting at the beginning, and after 10^3._ 3^2. his crest. 4^2. 9. 6^1. 2. 6^2. 3^d. 8^2, 11^3. 3. 9^1. 7. 9^3. had neuer. 10^2. him 2[s :]. #B. a.# Little John and the Four Beggers: A new merry song of Robin Hood and Little John, shewing how Little John went a begging, and how he fought with Four Beggers, and what a prize he got of the Four Beggers. The tune is, Robin Hood and the Begger. Printed for William Gilber[t]son. (1640–63.) 13^4. them _for_ him. 14^4. Whih again. 22^4. beggiug. #b.# _Title as in_ #a#. 11^2. on thy. 11^4. I will. 12^3. never. 13^4. made him. 14^4. again. 20^3. Three hundred. #c.# _Title as in #a#, except_: from these four Beggers. To the tune of Robin Hood and the Begger. _Burden_: _last_ down _wanting_. 8^3. a _wanting_: let’s. 9^2. I _for_ we. 10^1. he _wanting_. 12^3. never. 13^4. made him: than. 14^4. against. 19^4. I fain would fain. 20^1. then _wanting_. 20^3. Three hundred. 22^2. it _wanting_. #d.# _Title as in #a#, except_: Or, a new. To the tune of Robin Hood, &c. Printed for J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. (1670–86?) 1^2. for _wanting_. 3^3. sorts. 3^4. then shall I. 4^3. as _wanting_. 5^{1,4}. he _wanting_. 7^1. my children. 10^2. in the Country. 13^4. made run then. 14^4. against. 16^1. in the. 17^2. it hath. 18^1. But when. 19^3. with the. 22^2. And you. 143