An Honourable Murderer
“It was the signing of the treaty between Spain and England in the King’s palace at Whitehall.
Of course the King’s Men were not significant players in all of this but merely there to swell the crowd. As Grooms of the Outer Chamber, we had to dress up in our doublet-and-breeches livery, made out of those four and a half yards of red cloth, and stand tucked away at the side looking suitably impassive while the King and his entourage processed into the Chapel Royal. The Chapel was already crowded ...with Grooms more senior than us, individuals such as Grooms of the Privy Chamber or Grooms of the Wardrobe. There were also courtiers, diplomats and the rest in attendance.
We waited a long time for the King to appear but no one seemed to mind too much. You can’t mind it when a king is late. Certainly I didn’t. It gave me the chance to think. Gazing around, I saw our seniors. As you can when you’ve spent a lot of time in the company of the same group of people, I was able to recognize them all by the backs of their heads, by the corner of their shoulders, by their dress, their postures.MoreLess
Of course the King’s Men were not significant players in all of this but merely there to swell the crowd. As Grooms of the Outer Chamber, we had to dress up in our doublet-and-breeches livery, made out of those four and a half yards of red cloth, and stand tucked away at the side looking suitably impassive while the King and his entourage processed into the Chapel Royal. The Chapel was already crowded ...with Grooms more senior than us, individuals such as Grooms of the Privy Chamber or Grooms of the Wardrobe. There were also courtiers, diplomats and the rest in attendance.
We waited a long time for the King to appear but no one seemed to mind too much. You can’t mind it when a king is late. Certainly I didn’t. It gave me the chance to think. Gazing around, I saw our seniors. As you can when you’ve spent a lot of time in the company of the same group of people, I was able to recognize them all by the backs of their heads, by the corner of their shoulders, by their dress, their postures.MoreLess
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