The tale opens with a recount of the archery contest in "Robin Hood and Queen Katherine", for which Queen Katherine has wagered "three hundred Tun of good red wine / and three hundred Tun of Beer" (2.4-5).
The story begins by recounting the archery competition in "Robin Hood and Queen Katherine", where Queen Katherine has placed a bet of "three hundred Tun of excellent red wine" and "three hundred Tun of beer".