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" And about the tenth hour tlie\' departed, some shouting as 

 for a victor^', others with \veei)ing and swearing and gnashing of 

 teeth, and the cry of them was great. 



" And they journied and came to Burrows Ash, a \illage in 

 the way as thou goest to Nottingham. There they made war 

 upon the poultry, moreover they did eat. and drank much strong 

 drink, and departed forgetting to pay. 



'■ And it came to pass as they drew nigh unto Nottingham 

 that the noise and fame of them was heard, and it was told, 

 saying, ' Issacliar is at hand, verily he is on this side Stapleford,' 

 and the men of Nottingham were right sore afraid, and their hearts 

 failed them. And they sent messengers to spy out the road 

 and to bring them intelligence. 



" And the messengers returned, saying, " It is even so as you 

 have heard : moreover his army consists of ten thousand men.' 



" And the Rulers thereof arose, and laid their heads together, 

 saying, ' Lo, the young man cometh for money, let every man 

 prepare his mite, and it shall be well with the town, and he will 

 be merciful unto our wi\es and to our daughters.' 



" Albeit he came not, so the money was otherwise disposed. 



" And it came to pass that Devonshire arrived at Nottingham, 

 and when the men of the town, even the men of Nottingham, 

 saw that they had been afraid where there was no danger, they 

 threw up their hats, saying, ' God bless King George, and may 

 all the machinations of Issachar come to naught' 

 ' " Albeit, Issachar was at Derby, and heard them not. And 

 when they had refreshed themselves they looked upon one 

 another, and said, ' This is no abiding place for us, neither is 

 there any safety in Nottingham.' And they journied north- 

 ward, towards Mansfield, by the way of Sherwood. The same 

 is the King's forest. 



" Now there was among them a standard-bearer named Mills, 

 of the tribe of St. Giles : he was a man of war from his youth, 

 but a great boaster ; moreover, he was a publican and a sinner. 



" And he, vaunting himself, said, ' In the days of my youth 

 I was accounted a man of valour, and when a drunken black- 

 smith offended me I smote him with the edge of my sword, that 



