Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-08
"what is this you are telling me, Sir

sentence, but much as l regret 1t !
cannot interfere with the justice Of our
good people Of London for the murder
of two knights in their streets. II
Brandon committed such a crime, and
understand he does not deny It. !
cannot help him, however much I
should like to do 80. But this nonsense
about my sister! 1t cannot be true.
It must be trumped up out Of your
love in order to save your friend. Have
care. good master, how you say such
q thing. If it were true, would not
Brandon have told it at his trialY'
1T is as true as that God lives, my
king! II the Lady Mary and Lady
Jane do not bear me out In every word
have said, let my life pay the forfeit
He would not tell Of the great reason
for killing the men, fearing to COM
promise the honor Of those whom he
had saved, for, as your majesty II
aware, persons sometimes 60 to
Grouche's for purposes other than to
listen to his soothsaying. Not In this
case, God knows, but there are SLAM
derous tongues, and Brandon was WILL
ing to die with closed lips rather than
set them wagging against one 30 dear
to you. 1t seems that these ladies',
who owe 80 much to him, are also
willing that he should die rather than
themselves bear the consequences Of
their own folly. Do not delay, I be-
seech your majesty. Eat not another
morsel, I pray you, until this brave
man, who has 80 truly served you, be
taken from his prison and freed from
his sentence of death. Come, come,
my king, this moment, and all that !
have, my wealth, my life. my honor.
are yours for all time"
The king remained moment In
thought. with knife in hand.
"Caskoden, have never detected
you in q lie in all the years I have
known you. You are not very large In
body, but your honor is great enough
to stock q Goliath. believe you are
telling the truth, l will go at once to
uberate Brandon, and that little hussy,
my sister, shall 60 to France and en-
Joy life as best she can with her old
beauty, King Louis. l know Of no
greater punishment to inflict upon her.
This determines me. She shall coax
me out of it no longer. Sir Thomas
Brandon, have my horses ready, and !
will 60 to the lord mayor. then to my
lord bishop of Lincoln and arrange to
close this French treaty at once. Let
everybody know that the Princess
Mary will within the month be queen
of France" This was said to the
courtiers and was all over London be-
fore night
I followed closely In the wake Of the
king, though unlimited, for had de-
termined to trust to no one, not even
his majesty. until Brandon should be
free. Henry had said he would 60
first to the lord mayor and then to
Wolsey, but after we crossed the
bridge he passed down Lower Thames
street and turned up Fish street hill
into Grace Church street on toward
Bishopsgate. BE said he would stop
at Mistress Corvallis and have q
pudding and then on to Wolsey, who
at that time lodged In house near the
wall beyond Bishopsgate.
Iwell knew If the king once reached
Wolsey's It would be wine and quoits
and other games. interpreted nov
and then with q little clustering tafk
on statecraft for the rest Of the day.
Then the good bishop would have In
few pretty London women. and dance
would follow, with wine and cards
and dice, and Henry would spend the
night at Wolsey's and Brandon lie an.
other night In the mire of his Newgate
dungeon.
I.resolved to raise heaven and earth.
and the other place, too, u necessary.
before this should happeH. So l rode
boldly up to the king and with uncov-
cred head addressed him: "Your maj.
esty gave me your royal word that you
would go to the lord mayor first, and
IQlS IS Tue rOau W my iolo uiShop VI
Lincoln. In all the years have known
your majesty, both as gallant prince
and puissant king, this Is the first re.
quest J. ever proffered, and now only
ask of you to save your own noble
honor and do your duty as man and
king"
These were bold words, but did not
care one little farthing whether they
pleased him or not The king stared
at me and said:
"Caskoden. you are perfect bound
at my heels But you are right. I had
forgotten my errand. You disturbed
my dinner, and my stomach called
loudly for one Of Mistress CORVALLIS
puddings, but you are right to stick to
me. What friend you are In case OF
need! Would had one like you"
"Your majesty has two Of whom l
know-one riding humbly by your roy
al side and tile other lying In the worst
dungeon In Christendom."
TO BE CONTINUED.
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