115A: Robyn and Gandeleyn

115A.1 I HERDE a carpyng of a clerk,

Al at y+oone wodes ende,

Of gode Robyn and Gandeleyn;

Was ther non other thynge.

Robynn lyth in grene wode bowndyn 115A.2 Stronge theuys wern tho chylderin non,

But bowmen gode and hende;

He wentyn to wode to getyn hem fleych,

If God wold it hem sende. 115A.3 Al day wentyn tho chylderin too,

And fleych fowndyn he non,

Til it were a-geyn euyn;

THe chylderin wold gon hom. 115A.4 Half an honderid of fat falyf der

He comyn a-y+oon,

And alle he wern fayr and fat i-now,

But markyd was ther non: ‘Be dere God,’ seyde gode Robyn, ‘Here of we xul haue on.’ 115A.5 Robyn bent his joly bowe, RRther in he set a flo;

THe fattest der of alle

THe herte he clef a to. 115A.6 He hadde not the der i-flawe,

Ne half out of the hyde,

There cam a schrewde arwe out of the west, RRthat felde Robertes pryde. 115A.7 Gandeleyn lokyd hym est and west,

Be euery syde: ‘Hoo hat myn mayster slayin?

Ho hat don this dede?

Xal I neuer out of grene wode go

Til I se [his] sydis blede.’ 115A.8 Gandeleyn lokyd hym est and lokyd west,

And sowt vnder the sunne;

He saw a lytil boy

He clepyn Wrennok of Donne. 115A.9 A good bowe in his hond,

A brod arwe ther ine,

And fowre and twenti goode arwys,

Trusyd in a thrumme: ‘Be war the, war the, Gandeleyn,

Her-of thu xalt han summe. 115A.10 ‘Be war the, war the, Gandeleyn,

Her of thu gyst plente:’ ‘Euer on for an other,’ seyde Gandeleyn; ‘Mysaunter haue he xal fle. 115A.11 ‘Qwer-at xal our marke be?’

Seyde Gandeleyn: ‘Eueryche at otheris herte,’

Seyde Wrennok ageyn. 115A.12 Ho xal y+oeue the ferste schote?’

Seyde Gandeleyn: ‘And I xul y+oeue the on be-forn,’

Seyde Wrennok ageyn. 115A.13 Wrennok schette a ful good schote,

And he schet not to hye;

THrow the sanchothis of his bryk;

It towchyd neyther thye. 115A.14 ‘Now hast thu y+oouyn me on be-forn,’

Al thus to Wrennok seyde he, ‘And throw the myy+ot of our lady

A bettere I xal y+oeue the.’ 115A.15 Gandeleyn bent his goode bowe,

And set ther in a flo;

He schet throw his grene certyl,

His herte he clef on too. 115A.16 ‘Now xalt thu neuer y+oelpe, Wrennok,

At ale ne at wyn, RRthat thu hast slawe goode Robyn,

And his knaue Gandeleyn. 115A.17 ‘Now xalt thu neuer y+oelpe, Wrennok,

At wyn ne at ale, RRthat thu hast slawe goode Robyn,

And Gandeleyn his knaue.’

Robyn lyy+oth in grene wode bowndyn