I pray thee of thy grace believe me, I did but speak the truth, most dread lord; for I am the meanest among thy subjects, being a pauper born, and 'tis by a sore mischance and accident I am here, albeit I was therein nothing blameful. I am but young to die, and thou canst save me with one little word. Oh speak it, sir!

Tom Canty to his «father» King Henry VIII; Ch. 5: 'Tom as a patrician.' - The Prince and the Pauper (1881)