What art thou, brother?
Upright-man, Jurkman, Clapper-dudgeon, Dommerer, or Abraham-man ?" At these words Robin looked from one man to the other with mouth agape.
"Truly," quoth he, "I trust I am an upright man, at least, I strive to be; but I know not what thou meanest by such jargon, brother.

It were much more seemly, methinks, if yon Dumb man, who hath a sweet voice, would give us a song." At these words a silence fell on all, and after a while the Blind man spoke again.

Quoth he, "Thou dost surely jest when thou sayest that thou dost not understand such words.

Answer me this: Hast thou ever fibbed a chouse quarrons in the Rome pad for the loure in his bung ?"( 4) (4) I.E., in old beggar's cant, "beaten a man or gallant upon the highway for the money in his purse." Dakkar's ENGLISH VILLAINIES.
"Now out upon it," quoth Robin Hood testily, "an ye make sport of me by pattering such gibberish, it will be ill for you all, I tell you.

I have the best part of a mind to crack the heads of all four of you, and would do so, too, but for the sweet Malmsey ye have given me.