The King of England had a Grooms of the Stool. These were groomsmen paid to thoroughly wipe the King of England's rear and then inspect the stool for signs of illness. While the job seems like a good argument for overthrowing the monarch it was an enviable position in that day.
Also among the members of his court were Flatulists. They were comedians who pass gas in a musical or otherwise entertaining manner. King Henry II of England kept a flatulist in his court who could supposedly blow out candles with his own wind while tooting musical numbers at the same time. Classy? It was not.
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