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( 23 ) CHAP. VII.

How won the King returned and beard of fair Roſamond's death be cauſed ſeveral of the Queen's party to be put to death and her Majeſty to be impriſoned for life.

SOON after the untimely death of Fair Roſamand the King returned home victorious; but when he heard of the tragical end, his joy was ſoon turned into mourning, and in a kind of diſtration rent his royal robes, often weeping and crying out my Roſamond, my faireſt flower! how art thou blaſted by a cruel death, and with thee all my joys are faded; O thy parting tears preſaged that we ſhould meet no more O that I had ſtaid to defend thee from his ruin, though to the loſs of a country, nay to the eclipſing my own fame and renown.

The king having a little eaſed his grief, ſummoned his judges, and commanded them to make ſtrict enquiry after thoſe that were concerned in this action; and they were ſo diligent therein, hat moſt of them were apprehended convicted, and put to the moſt cruel torture; who all blamed the queen, and ſo ſincere was the King's anger, that neither tears, nor the intereſſion of s nobles on her behalf, could appeaſe his wrath, ut being a foreign princeſs, her life was ſpared, ut confined her for life in a ſtrict impriſoment ommanding, if he died there, her body ſhould not be buried, but there moulder to duſt; nor would he forgive her at his death, for ſhe out-