Possible Clues:

• Booth
• Married man with horse put back in old king's snuggery
• Apprentice next to puncture in tight space
• Small enclosed space or room
• Old king imprisons spouse, head to foot, in small compartment
• Snug enclosed space
• Place for keeping bits and bobs
• Spooner's other half meeting old king in confined space
• Stout husband downed in one, we hear, in small compartment