Robert and Cecil a Tudor romance

This story  takes place  in  1545 at the Palace of Whitehall,  home to the Obese and very infirm Henry VIII  and his new wife  Catherine Parr, and concerns the attraction between her page boy and minstrel  Robert  Cavendish  and one of Henrys  trusted  ministers, Cecil Hardwicke.                                   Robert  Cavendish was the youngest son of a rich Devonshire land owner, whose elder sister  was one of Catherines ladies in waiting.    The Queen and her ladies had been discussing the court musical accompaniment to their sewing,  and embroidery  gatherings.    Very often the Queen remarked, it was of a plaintive and sad type,  and Catherine said she wished it could be more  cheerful and entertaining,  she had tried to broach the subject with the King,  but the King was getting more irritable as  his health problems increased.   They were such that only a select few saw the King  bathing and at rest, as  his Obesity and  the constantly weeping sores  on his legs were kept hidden.    Catherine bathed them regularly herself and dressed them,  but she could see them getting worse and all the time the King  was getting more irritable.  So one afternoon  Catherine and her ladies were  talking about  doing something regarding the music, played  and one of the older ladies recalled when a  minstrel at the time of Anne Boleyn, who unfortunately  had lost his life during the trial and death of the Queen,  used to play  any requests and cheerful French  and Italian pieces.  Galliards  and Almain s . were very popular  and several of the ladies  danced  to the minstrel.     It was by this discussion that  Roberts sister,  suggested asking her younger brother,  then just 21 , who she said was an excellent minstrel on the lute, and had a large repertoire, as he had played at dances at their country seat.     Catherine  agreed to hear him and so it was  Robert found himself  summoned to the private apartments of the Queen at the palace of Whitehall,  the Queen having her own private entrance,  thereby ensuring only certain people saw  the King.     Robert  followed  the  steward  as  he led the way along the long gallery  to the stout gilded doors at the far end emblazoned with Henry and Catherine s cipher.  A lady  opened the door and Robert passed through,  following the Lady to the Queens apartments,  he bowed when presented to the Queen and  she  waved a hand  and  bid him play a selection of his merrier tunes,    Robert complied and the Queen and her ladies were delighted with his choice and skill so he was immediately engaged and  accompanied their sewing that afternoon, and two of the ladies  put down their sewing and danced a Galliard and there was much merriment.    After he was taken back to the Long Gallery by the lady , and handed to the steward, who took him to some quarters  adjoining the Gallery so he could be near at end when wanted.   Robert could not believe such richness, he had a  desk and chair and books of music,  and adjoining a lovely bedroom with a view of the river.                                                                                                                                It was the following afternoon, he was not wanted by the Queen as  the King and herself had gone to Richmond.    It was as Robert was standing looking out of the view by his window.    That a knock came on the door, he went over and opened it, and there was  a man who he thought was in his late   50s  dressed very elegantly,  and  was tall and distinguished, and had obviously been a real handsome man when younger,   though he now had  a very distinguished look about him, he sported a small goatee,  and very piercing china blue eyes,   he smiled and his face came alive,  and  he greeted the young man, I am  Lord Cecil  De Vere  So you must be Master Robert , the Queens new minstrel,  Seems an age since we had  a well versed minstrel at Court.  I have come to ask a favour he said,   Anything said Robert quite taken by this once handsome man.   I was wondering if you would play for me this evening as the King and Queen are stopping over at Richmond till tomorrow,  so you will be free as I have to entertain the Spanish ambassador and  his  friend.   Robert  nodded his agreement and after he had  given Robert an idea of what to play he bid his leave. promising to return at about 6 to escort him to his quarters.    6 o clock arrived and punctually Cecil arrived and led  Robert across the Palace to his apartments.    He showed the lad where to sit and told him to rise and bown when his guests entered.    The evening went well and Robert played  several pieces and was applauded by Cecil and his guests.   Finally his guests bid their leave and Robert rose to leave but Cecil insisted  he sit at the table and help himself to some of the food left, and poured Robert a glass of wine. When he had finished,  he showed Robert to an adjoining room and  said  you can sleep here tonight as its late and a long walk back to your quarters.    Robert  thanked him and retired to the room,   he disrobed removing his  stockings  and  letting his shirt fall out to act like a nightshirt  it fell to mid thigh,   he removed his codpiece and used the adjoining garderobe,    and returned to his room, to find  Cecil in his nightshirt  holding  a velvet bag.   I meant to give you this earlier, its your payment for the entertainment you provided,  Robert  accepted and said there was no need. but Cecil insisted.   Robert noticed as Cecil stood by the doorway, the fine linen nightshirt,  with the light from the other room behind  it revealed  the handsome figure of Cecil,   his taught  frame  and nipples sticking out and  the outline of his thighs,  silhouetted by the light.   Robert felt his cock stirring at the sight of this fine figure of a handsome man,  now he was sure that in his linen shirt  his semi cock lifting the already short shirt,  he was sure if it rose anymore it would appear below the hem.   He tried to think of something else hoping his cock would decline, but Cecil stood there showing his body.  Suddenly the inevitable happened and Roberts  cock made its appearance, lifting  the linen and exposing all of its length and his balls too.   He blushed and Cecil noticed and smiled . your handsome weapons exposed, he said laughing and what a fine specimen, Robert still blushing, noticed that Cecil s  cock was also tenting the linen of his nightshirt.   Then Cecil without warning, walked forward and took the lads cock in his hand, massaging it gently, Robert gasped and felt his cock get harder at the guys touch,  lovely said Cecil caressing all the shaft and slwly and gently pulling back the lads foreskin till his shiny red bell was exposed,  Cecil took his other han and started to massage the tip  running his finger along the slit, which within seconds started to release precum.   Robert could only gasp and sigh as the Guy expertly  massaged his now  wet slit, circling his finger around the leaking precum then his other hand let go of the shaft and cupped the lads balls, Robert let out a large OHH,   then holding him by his balls he gently led the lad through the large room and into Cecil s bedroom,  the lad followed obediently.   Standing by the bed ,  Cecil untied  the neckline of Roberts shirt and it fell to the floor, exposing the boy naked for his gaze,   then with a free hand, Cecil undid his neckline and his nightshirt fell to the floor.    He led the boy  holding his cock firmly to the bed and gently pushed the lad back on the bed.   then Cecil kissed Robert and the lad returned his kiss, then Cecil  followed down his neck to first  one nipple working it with his tongue, then the other and down to his navel   then following the line of hair he arrived at his pubis, his tongue went along the lads erect shaft,   along his slit on the bell and down the other side till he took his balls gently one a time into his mouth,    Robert was in ecstasy and moaning all the time, then while he licked his shaft his finger slid along is perineum and started to finger his  arse crack  teasing his rosebud ,with the same circular motion he had used on his slit.   then he took the bell and shaft in his mouth swallowing the full length with ease and sucking and sucking to cries of joy from Robert.  Then suddenly the lad could hold no more and released his load into the  Guys  mouth burst and burst of warm cum went deep into Cecils throat,  he expertly  swallowing every drop so none was wasted.  The lads cock shrunk after and Cecil kissed him some drops of his cum still on Cecil s tongue.     Sleep with me said Cecil,  Oh yes said Robert wondering what the rest of the night would bring. ( To be Continued)