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perceivable to those that walked above, rising with doors in hills far distant, to escape from danger upon any timely notice, though the place should be even besieged and surrounded ; and within were intricate mazes and windings, thorough long entries, rooms, and galleries, secured with an hundred and fifty doors. To find the way out of and into the most remote apartments, the skilful artist had left a clue of sil- ver thread, without the guidance of which it was an impossibility to be done. About this bower were curious gardens, fountains, and a wilderness, with all manner of delights for pleasant situation and recreation, to furnish it as another earthly paradise for so fair a creature to inhabit; and there the king often resorted to see his beloved Rosa- mond. But this more enraged the queen; not only that she should have so famous a palace built on pur- pose for her, but that the king staid whole weeks on his visits, and another enjoyed the embraces she expected: wherefore she consulted with her sons, grown men, how to be revenged; and after many things argued and considered, it was agreed amongst them, that Prince Richard, afterwards king of England, should go over and join the French, to raise war against his father in Norman- dy, then belonging to the crown of England, which whilst he effected, speedily would withdraw the king to aid his subjects, and subdue his enemies; and leaving his fair mistress behind him, and Ro- samond being destitute of her chief defence, might be open to their plots and contrivances against her life, which while he was present, wonld be frus- trated. Nor was Prince Richard slow in this, but made a fierce war, beat the king's lieutenant, and took many towns, which news coming to the king's     ear, roused him like a lion from his den, and filled