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== Allusion ==
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{{quote|Here lies thrown, for the Worms to eat,<br/>
Little Bossive ''Robin'' [''sc.'' Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury], that was so Great.<br/>
Not Robin Good-fellow, nor <keyword>Robin Hood</keyword>,<br/>
But Robin th'Encloser of ''Hatfield'' Wood.<br/>
Who seem'd as sent from ugly Fate,<br/>
To spoil the Prince and rob the State.<br/>
Owning a Mind of dismal ends,<br/>
As Traps for Foes, and Tricks for Friends.<br/>
But now in ''Hatfield'' lies the &mdash;<br/>
Who stank while he liv'd and died of the &mdash;<ref>{{:Osborne, Francis 1673a}}, p. 513.</ref>}}</onlyinclude>
=== Source comments ===
This epitaph and another one that is more learned but no less satirical are cited in Francis Osborne's "Traditional Memoires  on the Reign of King James", which is the second part of his "Historical Memoires on the Reigns of Q. Elizabeth, and King Iames". Osborne has the verse in italics with emphasized words in normal type; I have reversed this. 

== IRHB comments ==
Osborne notes among the things Cecil was reviled for his acquisition and enclosure of Hatfield Chase. He also provides the rather unsavoury details required for a proper understanding of the last line, but this fortunately does not concern Robin Hood.<ref>Osborne (1673), pp. 513-14.</ref>

== Lists ==
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-11.
* Outside scope of {{:Sussex, Lucy 1994a}}.

== Editions ==
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1658a}}. Not seen.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1658b}}. Not seen.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1658c}}. Not seen.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1673a}}, pp. Ii - Kk, 467-547; see p. 513.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1682a}}. Not seen.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1689a}}, pp. Dd-421-87; see p. 459.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1700a}}. Not seen.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1701a}}. Not seen.
* {{:Osborne, Francis 1722a}}. Not seen.
* {{:Scott, Walter 1811a}}, vol. I, pp. i-xvi, 1-297; see vol. I, pp. 235-36.

== Citations ==
* {{:Cokayne, George Edward 1887a}}, vol. VII, p. 40 note d.
* {{:Page, William 1912a}}, p. 100. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43587 Online text] (British History Online).

== Background ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury Wikipedia: Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury.]
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