- Aliena: They come to see the only female wool merchant in this part of England. Grown men quake at the sight of me.
- Aliena: How odd. Your love line's split, marked with little crosses. You love two women, Jack, who treat you very badly. Mistress work and mother church.
- Waleran Bigod: On your knees.
- William Hamleigh: [falls to his knees]
- Waleran Bigod: Are you sorry for all the lives taken by your sword in the past and in the future?
- William Hamleigh: Yes.
- Waleran Bigod: Ego te absolvo. Do what you must.
- Maud: Your beloved only son, however, will remain here as collateral. Any hint of treachery on your part, and I'll have your balls on a platter, all six of them.