But up ahead they sight a hundred bow-men gathered under a great green-wood tree, and, to the Bishop's shock and dismay, the old woman identifies them as Robin Hood and his men and herself as an old woman. Before the Bishop can flee, Robin calls him to stay, grabs his horse by the reins, and ties it to a tree. He then empties the Bishop's five hundred pounds into his mantle and is about to let him go when Little John demands that the Bishop say Mass for them.
However, ahead of them they spotted a hundred archers assembled beneath a large green-wood tree, and to the Bishop's astonishment and dismay, the elderly woman revealed them as Robin Hood and his companions and herself as an elderly woman. Before the Bishop could escape, Robin summoned him to remain, seized his horse by the reins, and tied it to a tree. He then emptied the Bishop's five hundred pounds into his cloak and was about to release him when Little John insisted that the Bishop recite Mass for them.