Thrice Robin shot a bout,
And always he slits the wand,
And so did good Gilbert
With the White Hand.

Little John and good Scatheloke
Were archers good and fre;
Little Much and good Reynolde,
The worst would they not be.

When they had shot a bout,
These archers fair and good,
Evermore was the best,
For sooth, Robin Hood.

Lines 1165-1176, A Gest of Robyn Hode