Hunting don

( Robert, earl of ), generally called “Robin Hood.” In 1601 Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle produced a drama entitled The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Hunting don (attributed often to T. Heywood). Ben Jonson began a beautiful pastoral drama on the subject of Robin Hood ( The Sad Shepherd or A Tale of Robin Hood ), but left only two acts of it when he died (1637). We have also Robin Hood and His Crew of Souldiers , a comedy acted at Nottingham, and printed 1661; Robin Hood , an opera (1730). J. Ritson edited, in 1795, Robin Hood: a Collection of Poems, Songs and Ballads relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw . Hunting don ( the earl of ), in the court of Queen Elizabeth.—Sir W. Scott, Kenilworth (time, Elizabeth). Hunting don ( David, earl of ), prince royal of Scotland. He appears first as Sir Kenneth, knight of the Leopard, and afterwards as Zohauk, the Nubian slave.—Sir W. Scott, The Talisman (time, Richard I.).