CHAP. IV.
The Cobbler’s reception at court, with the manner of his behaviour before the King.
The Cobbler being thus set forth, he strutted through the street like a crow in a gutter, thinking himself as fine as the best of them all.
In this manner he came to the court, staring on this body and that body as he walked up and down, and not knowing how to ask for Harry Tudor. At last he espied one, as he thought, in the habit of a servant-man, to whom he made his address, saying,
Dost thou hear, honest fellow, do you know one Harry Tudor who belongs to the court.
Yes, said the man, follow me, and I will bring you to him.
With that he had him presently up into the guard chamber, telling one of the yeomen of the guard there was one that enquired for Harry Tudor.
The yeoman replied; I know him very well, if you please to go along with me, I’ll bring you to him immediately.
So the cobbler followed the yeoman, admiring very much the prodigious finery of the rooms which he carried him through. He thought within himself, that the yeoman was mistaken in the person whom he inquired for; for, said he, he whom I look for is a plain, merry, honest fellow, his name is Harry Tudor; we drank two pots together not long since. I suppose he may belong to some lord or other about the court.