Bettris

Origin
When the Bettris' husband and love the pinder of Wakefield first encountered Robin Hood in the ballad The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield he had no name outside of his title.

The later play George a Greene the Pinner of Wakefield which provides George with his name was being performed by 1593. In it Bettris refuses the marriage her father tries to arrange for her claiming she loves George only and is wed to him by the end of the play.

Plays:

 * 1593 George a Greene the Pinner of Wakefield by Anonymous

Literature:

 * 1827 The history of George a Green; pindar of the town of Wakefield published by William Pickering
 * 1883 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle