Robert Amadas was the court goldsmith

Goldsmith

A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...

 at the time of Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...

. He quickly became the richest goldsmith in England, with his customers including the royal family and most of the courtiers. In 1532, his wife, Elizabeth Amadas

Elizabeth Amadas

Elizabeth Amadas was a lady at the royal court of King Henry VIII of England who was accused of treason, and who claimed to have been the target of the King's advances.-Background:...

, who described herself as a 'witch and prophetess' revealed that she had once been the King's mistress. She called Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the...

 a harlot, and said that men should not be able to set aside their wives, as King Henry was trying to do to Katherine of Aragon. It transpired that Robert Amadas had left his wife. She was arrested for her treasonous comments and Robert Amadas was ordered to pay several hundred pounds for 'missing plate' - he had helped himself to the King's possessions.