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Tom Canty, youngest son of a family of beggars living with the dregs of society in Offal Court, has always had aspirations to a better life, encouraged by the local priest who has taught him to read and write. He hangs around the palace gates one day and sees the little prince, and is about to be thrashed and sent away by the guards until the prince commands them to stop and invites Tom inside. Fascinated by the differences of each other's lifestyles and by their similar appearances, the boys exchange roles. Edward leaves in rather a hurry, before the boys are caught at their game, first quickly putting away an article of national importance which we later learn is the Great Seal of England. Soon Prince Edward is attempting to escape from the brutality of Tom's father, while Tom posing as the prince is attempting to cope with court customs and manners. His fellow nobles and palace personnel think "the prince" is suffering an illness that has caused memory loss and