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"I have a letter from the Warden of St. Elizabeth's to one of the clerks of St. Paul's," added Ambrose. "Alworthy is his name." "That's well. We'll prove that same," said his uncle. "Meantime, if ye have eaten your fill, we must be on our way to thine armourer, nevoy Stephen, or I shall be called for."
I want no scholar more than enough to serve my mass. Canst sing?" "Not now; but I hope to do so again." "When I rid me of Bolt there and there's an office under the sacristan that he might fill as well as another knave the fellow might do for me well enow as a body servant," said Mr. Alworthy, speaking to himself.
Greek is the tongue of heresy." "How may that be, reverend sir," said Ambrose, "when the holy Apostles and the Fathers spake and wrote in the Greek?" "Waste not thy time on him, brother," said Mr Alworthy. "He will find out his error when his pride and his Greek forsooth have brought him to fire and faggot." "Ay! ay!" added Cloudesley.
I have a letter here to one of the canons, one Master Alworthy, but ere I seek him I would know somewhat from thee, Tibble. What like is he?" "I cannot tell, sir," said Tibble. "The canons are rich and many, and a poor smith like me wots little of their fashions." "Is it true," again asked Ambrose, "that the Dean he who spake those words yesterday hath a school here for young boys?" "Ay.
It may be that he can prefer thee to some post about the minster. Canst sing?" "I could once, but my voice is nought at this present. If I could but be a servitor at St. Paul's School!" "It might be that the will which hath led thee so far hath that post in store for thee, so bear the letter to Master Alworthy.
Wilt thou speak to this Master Hansen for me?" Tibble, however, held that it was more seemly that Ambrose should first try his fate with Master Alworthy, but in case of this not succeeding, he promised to write a billet that would secure attention from Lucas Hansen. "I warn thee, however, that he is Low Dutch," he added, "though he speaketh English well."
So the kind offer was declined, but Ambrose was grieved to see that the Warden thought him foolish, and perhaps ungrateful. Nevertheless the good man gave them a letter to the Reverend Master Alworthy, singing clerk at Saint Paul's Cathedral, telling Ambrose it might serve them in case they failed to find their uncle, or if my Lord of York's household should not be in town.
"Boy," said Alworthy, "I thought thee no such fool! Why crack thy brains with study when I can show thee a surer path to ease and preferment? But I see thou art too proud to do an old man a service. Thou writst thyself gentleman, forsooth, and high blood will not stoop." "Not so, sir," returned Ambrose, "I would work in any way so I could study the humanities, and hear the Dean preach.
Wilt thou speak to this Master Hansen for me?" Tibble, however, held that it was more seemly that Ambrose should first try his fate with Master Alworthy, but in case of this not succeeding, he promised to write a billet that would secure attention from Lucas Hansen. "I warn thee, however, that he is Low Dutch," he added, "though he speaketh English well."
It may be that he can prefer thee to some post about the minster. Canst sing?" "I could once, but my voice is nought at this present. If I could but be a servitor at Saint Paul's School!" "It might be that the will which hath led thee so far hath that post in store for thee, so bear the letter to Master Alworthy.
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