

His Majesty started violently.  The _King_! he cried.  _What_ king,
good sir?

What king, indeed! (God-a-mercy, what aileth the boy?)  Sith we have
but one, tis not difficult to answer--his most sacred Majesty King
Edward the Sixth--whom God preserve!  Yea, and a dear and gracious
little urchin is he, too; and whether he be mad or no--and they say he
mendeth daily--his praises are on all mens lips; and all bless him,
likewise, and offer prayers that he may be spared to reign long in
England; for he began humanely with saving the old Duke of Norfolks
life, and now is he bent on destroying the cruellest of the laws that
harry and oppress the people.