ABSTRACT
Introduction373 it,butalsoreferstoPopeBenedictIX,condemnedafter deathtowalktheearthinabearskinandanass'shead'insuch sortashelived'.LaterScotgivesarecipetomakepeoplesmeared withacertainointmentlookasiftheyhadasses'orhorses'heads. Suchsolemnnonsensemusthaveamusedthepoet,wholaughinglyanswersScotbyshowingtransformationshappening.As Scotdeclares(Bk.VII.ii)RobinGoodfellowwasnolongeras terribleandcredibleasheusedtobe.Shakespearepresentsa somewhatobsolescentbugbearandshowshimasmoregenial thantraditionmadehim.
