Possible Clues:

• Ancestor
• Warning given by plump woman’s ancestor
• Figure reportedly plump, that lady's ancestor
• Ancestor ... or what the first word of seven answers in this puzzle can have?
• He came earlier for the fancy feather
• He's back on the line with new offer (change of heart)
• Hamlet's rude man, a distant relative
• One very high up a tree given warning by priest
• Hamlet's rude ancestor heard warning priest
• A warning, of course: connect her with stout ancestor