Outside the palace a soldier hits Edward.
Edward tells him that he is the prince and everyone laughs
and thinks he’s crazy. He decides to find Tom’s house.
There he explains everything to Tom’s father, who doesn’t
believe him, and thinks his son has gone mad. Meanwhile,
Tom is exploring the palace. The servants think the prince
is behaving strangely, possibly ill, and he is taken to see
his ageing father, the King. Tom tells him that he is not
his son. The king tests the boy by asking him a question
in Latin, to which Tom replies in Latin. This convinces
the king that Tom is his son and that he must be ill. He is
further convinced of the boy’s illness when he is informed
that he can’t remember anything about the Great Seal,
which he is supposed to have in his possession. Then,
Tom goes on a boat to a big party at the Guildhall.