Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough
Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough (or Clym of the Cleugh), and William of Cloudesley,three noted outlaws, as famous for their skill in archery in northern England as Robin Hood and his fellows in the Midlands. They lived in the forest of Engelwood, not far from Carlisle, and are supposed to have been contemporary with Robin Hood's father. Clym of the Clough is mentioned in Jonson's The Alchemist , i. ii; and in D'Avenant's The Wits , ii. i. There are ballads on the three outlaws in Percy's Reliques (Adam Bell) and in Child 's collection. In these, William of Cloudesley, after having been captured by treachery, is rescued by his comrades. They surrender themselves to the king and are pardoned on William's shooting an apple placed on his little son's head.
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