‘This will require self-abasement.’ Richard Cromwell says, ‘Shall I go out and find somebody who’s better at it than you are?’ ‘Richard Riche knows the art of creeping,’ Gregory offers. ‘And Wriothesley can crawl when required.’ He begins: ‘Most humbly prostrate before your Majesty…’ ‘Try, prostrate at the feet of your Majesty,’ Gregory says. ‘Redundant,’ Richard says. ‘Yes, but it makes her sound … flatter.’