Roxburghe, III, 14, 418; Douce, III, 121 b, London, by L. How, an eighteenth-century copy. #c# is signed T. R., and has no printer’s name. Reprinted in Ritson’s Robin Hood, 1795, II, 92, from #c#. Evans, Old Ballads, 1777, 1784, I, 156, agrees nearly with the Aldermary garland. Robin Hood’s Chase is a sequel to Robin Hood and Queen Katherine, and begins with a summary of that ballad. King Henry, who has been gracious, and over-gracious, to the outlaw, has a revulsion of feeling after Robin has left his presence, and sets out in pursuit of him. When the king reaches Nottingham, Robin leaves Sherwood for Yorkshire, whence he speeds successively to Newcastle, Berwick, Carlisle, Lancaster, Chester, the king always following him close. At Chester the happy idea occurs to him of going back to London, as if to inquire whether he were wanted. Queen Katherine informs Robin that the king has gone to Sherwood to seek him, and Robin says he will return to the forest immediately to learn the king’s will. King Henry, coming home weary and vexed, is told by his queen that Robin has been there to seek him. A cunning knave, quoth the king. The queen intercedes for Robin. This is a well-conceived ballad, and only needs to be older. Translated by A. Grün, p. 169, with omission of stanzas 1–7, 24. 1 Come you gallants all, to you I do call, With a hey down down a down down That now is within this place, For a song I will sing of Henry the king, How he did Robin Hood chase. 2 Queen Katherine she a match then did make, As plainly doth appear, For three hundred tun of good red wine, And three hundred tun of beer. 3 But yet her archers she had to seek, With their bows and arrows so good; But her mind it was bent, with a good intent, To send for bold Robin Hood. 4 But when bold Robin Hood he came there, Queen Katherine she did say, Thou art welcome, Locksley, said the queen, And all thy yeomen gay. 5 For a match at shooting I have made, And thou my part must be: ‘If I miss the mark, be it light or dark, Then hanged I will be.’ 6 But when the game came to be playd, Bold Robin he then drew nigh; With his mantle of green, most brave to be seen, He let his arrows fly. 7 And when the game it ended was, Bold Robin wan it with a grace, But after, the king was angry with him, And vowed he would him chase. 8 What though his pardon granted was While he with them did stay, But yet the king was vexed at him When as he was gone his way. 9 Soon after the king from the court did hie, In a furious angry mood, And often enquire, both far and near, After bold Robin Hood. 10 But when the king to Nottingham came, Bold Robin was then in the wood; ‘O come now,’ said he, ‘and let me see Who can find me bold Robin Hood.’