There was a story that after Wolsey became Cardinal Legate, and had taken to dining like a king, with the ranking nobleman present holding a silver ewer for him to wash his hands, Buckingham had marked his distaste for the office by pouring the water over the Cardinal’s shoes.
Source:
Mattingly, Garrett. “Part II: England’s Queen (1509-1527); Chapter Four, Section v” Catherine of Aragon. New York: Quality Paperback , 1990. 215. Print.
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