[1] In theſe dayes (as the tranſlator of Hector Boetius hath [...]orytten) that notable and moſte famous outlawe Robyn Hoode lyued,Robyn Hood and little Iohn his cõpanion. with his fellow little Iohn, of whom are many fables and mery ieaſtes deuiſed and ſung amongſt the vul|gar people.