Shortly after he wrote his second warning Chapuys [Spanish ambassador to the English court] heard of a curious scene.
In the midst of a court gathering Anne Boleyn had said loudly to Sir Thomas Wyatt: “Will you send me some apples, Sir Thomas? I have such a longing to eat apples! Do you know what the King says? He says it means I am with child! But I tell him no. No! It couldn’t, no!”
And she laughed suddenly, hysterically, and fled from the room still laughing, leaving the spectators thunderstruck with dismay and embarrassment.
Source:
Mattingly, Garrett. “Part III: The Divorce of Henry VIII (1527-1536); Chapter Four, Section i” Catherine of Aragon. New York: Quality Paperback , 1990. 354. Print.
Further Reading:
Sir Thomas Wyatt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wyatt_(poet)
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