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Chastity is our forest law�察�and even the friar has kept it since he has been
here。;
;Truly so�察─ �said the friar�此 �for temptation dwells with ease and
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luxury�此�but the hunter is Hippolytus�察�and the huntress is Dian。 And now�察�
dearly beloved;
The friar went through the ceremony with great unction�察 �and Little
John was most clerical in the intonation of his responses。 After which�察�the
friar sang�察 �and Little John fiddled�察 �and the foresters danced�察 �Robin with
Marian�察�and Scarlet with the baron�察�and the venison smoked�察�and the ale
frothed�察�and the wine sparkled�察�and the sun went down on their unwearied
festivity�此�which they wound up with the following song�察�the friar leading
and the foresters joining chorus�此�
Oh� �bold Robin Hood is a forester good�察 �As ever drew bow in the
merry greenwood�此 �At his bugle's shrill singing the echoes are ringing�察�
The wild deer are springing for many a rood�此 �Its summons we follow�察�
through brake�察 �over hollow�察 �The thrice´blown shrill summons of bold
Robin Hood。
And what eye hath e'er seen such a sweet Maiden Queen�察 �As
Marian�察 �the pride of the forester's green�拭 �A sweet garden´flower�察 �she
blooms in the bower�察 �Where alone to this hour the wild rose has been�此�
We hail her in duty the queen of all beauty�此 �We will live�察�we will die�察�by
our sweet Maiden queen。
And here's a grey friar�察�good as heart can desire�察 �To absolve all our
sins as the case may require�此 �Who with courage so stout�察�lays his oak´
plant about�察 �And puts to the rout all the foes of his choir�此 �For we are
his choristers�察�we merry foresters�察 �Chorussing thus with our militant friar
And Scarlet cloth bring his good yew´bough and string�察 �Prime
minister is he of Robin our king�此 �No mark is too narrow for little John's
arrow�察 �That hits a cock sparrow a mile on the wing�察 �Robin and Marion�察�
Scarlet�察�and Little John�察 �Long with their glory old Sherwood shall ring。
Each a good liver�察 �for well´feathered quiver Doth furnish brawn�察�
venison�察�and fowl of the river�此 �But the best game we dish up�察�it is a fat
bishop�此 �When his angels we fish up�察 �he proves a free giver�此�For a
prelate so lowly has angels more holy�察 �And should this world's false
angels to sinners deliver。
Robin and Marion�察 �Scarlet and Little John�察 �Drink to them one by
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one�察�drink as ye sing�此 �Robin and Marion�察�Scarlet and Little John�察 �Echo
to echo through Sherwood shall fling�此 �Robin and Marion�察 �Scarlet and
Little John�察 �Long with their glory old Sherwood shall ring。
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CHAPTER XII
A single volume paramount�此�a code�此 �A master spirit�此�a determined
road。 WORDSWORTH。
The next morning Robin Hood convened his foresters�察 �and desired
Little John�察�for the baron's edification�察�to read over the laws of their forest
society。 Little John read aloud with a stentorophonic voice。
;At a high court of foresters�察�held under the greenwood tree�察�an hour
after sun´rise�察 �Robin Hood President�察 �William Scarlet Vice´President�察�
Little John Secretary�此 �the following articles�察�moved by Friar Tuck in his
capacity of Peer Spiritual�察 �and seconded by Much the Miller�察 �were
unanimously agreed to。
;The principles of our society are six�此�Legitimacy�察�Equity�察�Hospitality�察�
Chivalry�察�Chastity�察�and Courtesy。
;The articles of Legitimacy are four�此�
;I。 Our government is legitimate�察�and our society is founded on the one
golden rule of right�察�consecrated by the universal consent of mankind�察�and
by the practice of all ages�察 �individuals�察 �and nations�此�namely�察 �To keep
what we have�察�and to catch what we can。
;II。 Our government being legitimate�察 �all our proceedings shall be
legitimate�此 �wherefore we declare war against the whole world�察�and every
forester is by this legitimate declaration legitimately invested with a
roving commission�察�to make lawful prize of every thing that comes in his
way。
;III。 All forest laws but our own we declare to be null and void。
;IV。 All such of the old laws of England as do not in any way
interfere with�察�or militate against�察�the views of this honourable assembly�察�
we will loyally adhere to and maintain。 The rest we declare null and void
as far as relates to ourselves�察�in all cases wherein a vigour beyond the law
may be conducive to our own interest and preservation。;
;The articles of Equity are three�此�
;I。 The balance of power among the people being very much deranged�察�
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by one having too much and another nothing�察�we hereby resolve ourselves
into a congress or court of equity�察�to restore as far as in us lies the said
natural balance of power�察�by taking from all who have too much as much
of the said too much as we can lay our hands on�察�and giving to those who
have nothing such a portion thereof as it may seem to us expedient to part
with。
;II。 In all cases a quorum of foresters shall constitute a court of
equity�察 �and as many as may be strong enough to manage the matter in
hand shall constitute a quorum。
;III。 All usurers�察�monks�察�courtiers�察�and other drones of the great hive
of society�察 �who shall be found laden with any portion of the honey
whereof they have wrongfully despoiled the industrious bee�察 �shall be
rightfully despoiled thereof in turn�察 �and all bishops and abbots shall be
bound and beaten�撮�5�А�especially the abbot of Doncaster�察�as shall also all
sheriffs�察�especially the sheriff of Nottingham。
��5�А �These byshoppes and these archbyshoppes Ye shall them bete
and bynde�察─�
says Robin Hood�察�in an old ballad。 Perhaps�察�however�察�thus is to be
taken not in a literal�察�but in a figurative sense from the binding and beating
of wheat�此 �for as all rich men were Robin's harvest�察 �the bishops and
archbishops must have been the finest and fattest ears among them�察�from
which Robin merely proposes to thresh the grain when he directs them to
be bound and beaten�此�and as Pharaoh's fat kine were typical of fat ears of
wheat�察�so may fat ears of wheat�察�mutatis mutandis�察�be typical of fat kine。
;The articles of Hospitality are two�此�
;I。 Postmen�察�carriers and market´folk�察�peasants and mechanics�察�farmers
and millers�察 �shall pass through our forest dominions without let or
molestation。
;II。 All other travellers through the forest shall be graciously invited
to partake of Robin's hospitality�察�and if they come not willingly they shall
be compelled�察�and the rich man shall pay well for his fare�察�and the poor
man shall feast scot free�察�and peradventure receive bounty in proportion to
his desert and necessity。