Hampton Court ... Illustrated with forty-three drawings by Herbert ...

HENRY'S AVARICE 53
there, they were meting of the shot that lay upon the
game, which was ended that shot.
"Then delivered the King his bow unto the yeoman
of his bows, and went his ways inward, whomIfollowed;
howbeit he called for Sir John Gage, then his
vice-chamberlain, with whom he talked, until he came
to the postern-gate of his garden, the which being
open against his coming, he entered, and then was the
gate shut after him, which caused me to go my ways.
"And ere everIwas passed half a pair of butt
lengths the gate opened again, and Mr.Norris called
me again,commanding me to come untothe King, who
stood behind the door in a night-gown of russet velvet
furred with sables;before whomIkneeled down,being
there with him all alone the space of an hour and
more, during which season he examined me of divers
weighty matters,concerning my Lord Cardinal, wishing
rather than twenty thousand pounds that he had lived.
He examined me of the fifteen hundred pounds which
Master Kingston moved to my Lord before his death.
' Sir,' said I, ' Ithink thatIcan tell your Grace partly
where it is and who hath it.' 'Yea, can you?' quoth
the King; ' thenIpray you tell me, and you shall do
me much pleasure, and it shall not be unrewarded.'
' Sir,' said I, ' if it please your Highness, after the departure
of David Vincent from my Lord at Scroby,
who had the custody thereof, leaving the same with my
Lordindivers bags, hedelivered the same unto a certain
priest, safely to keep tohis use.' ' Is this true ? ' quoth
the King.
' Yea, sir,' quoth I, ' without all doubt.