- Ranulf: [Speaking of Sir Gilles Estram] He is said to be the best swordsman in France.
- The Doctor: Well, fortunately, we are in England.
- Sir Gilles Estram: Name yourself, Sir Knight.
- Sir Geoffrey: Geoffrey de Lacey, cousin to Ranulf Fitzwilliam. And your name?
- Sir Gilles Estram: Sir Gillis Estram, the King's Champion.
- Sir Geoffrey: Why then are you not with the King?
- Sir Gilles Estram: I am.
- Sir Geoffrey: How can that be since the King is in London?
- Sir Gilles Estram: No. The King is here.
- Sir Geoffrey: Borne on eagles' wings? I left the King in the tower, this morning.
- Sir Gilles Estram: You lie. Take him!
- [a man is about to be cast into an iron maiden]
- The Doctor: Your majesty.
- The King: What! Our demon! You, too, would beg for mercy?
- The Doctor: Oh, indeed no, sire, but surely such a fate is too mild. Would not boiling in oil be a more fitting end?