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( 19 ) meaſures, threatening to deſtroy her, thinking thereby to terrify and affright her from his arms; but to prevent violence, appointed a guard to wait on her at home and abroad: and to remove her further from the queen's fight that her envyand continual clamours, if poſſible might ceaſe; he cauſed a ſtately palace, called the delightful Bower of Woodſtock, in Oxfordſhire to be built with great coſt: with all the cunning turnings imaginable, far exceeding the dedalion Labyrinth, which he appointed for her country retirement, when ſhe pleaſed to take the air. The ſtately bower had many entries and paſſages under ground, into which light came thro' narrow ſto e crevice, ſheded with buſhes net perceived to thoſe that walked above, riſing with doors in hills far diſtant, to eſcape from danger, upon any timely notice that the palace ſhould be ſuddenly beſieged and ſurrounded and within this ſtately bower we intricate makes and winding through long entries, rooms and galleries, ſtrongly ſecured with 150 door; ſo that to find the wa into the remote apartments the ſkilful artiſt had eſt ſilver clew o thread without the guidance of which, it was impoſſible to be done About this Bower were curious gardens, fountain and wilderneſs, and all manner of delights for peaſant ſituation and recreation, to furniſh it out as another earthly paradiſe for ſo sir a creature to inhabit; and thither the King often reſorted to e his beloved Roſamond.

This enraged the queen more and more, there- re ſhe conſulted her ſons how to be revenged; length it was agreed on, that prince Richard