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 age of thirteen, her husband being absent in the counsel of Estyris of Greek princes. The Trojan prince, who was a very comely person and a great courtier, by gestures and glances soon insinuated himself into her favour, and procured himself to be invited to a splendid banquet with his retinue, where she fell passionately in love with him, and forebore not to tell him of it: But he fearing she would not freely consent to go along with him, giving the watch word to his company, they seized on her ladies and divers other attendants, and carried them with all the wealth they found in the palace on ship-board, and so let sail for Troy, where they were highly welcomed by king Priamus, and the ladies of the court.

C H A P. IV.

How the Greeks declared War against the Trojans, and came with a huge Fleet, burnt Tenedos, of the Battle at their landing before they laid Siege to the City, and other things.

O sooner came the amazing news of Helen's rape to Menelaus's ear, her husband, who was at Epirus, but his grief