when tom woke up that same morning he thought for one happy minute that he was at home again. then he saw lords and servants standing around his bed and he knew that he was still a prisoner and a king.they began to dress him. a very important lord gave a sock to the highest soldier in the army. the soldier gave it to a great officer go the hands of england great and good. finally a servant carefully put the sock on tom foot. then the second sock started its long journey to the king bed.
when tom was dressed at last in beautiful purple clothes and a hat one servant washed the royal face and another dried it.
he are breakfast and then his great officers and a small army of servants took him to the great hall. there with lord hertford at his side he watched while the business of england went on before him. people came and went reading long letters and bringing important papers and ever now and then hertford touched tom arm and told him to sign something there one of the officers say the king has not paid his twelve hundred servants he suddenly sat up.