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estate_n in_o her_o quarrel_n the_o earl_n of_o bath_n and_o suffolk_n raise_v force_n and_o join_v with_o she_o so_o do_v the_o son_n of_o the_o lord_n wharton_n and_o mordant_n 245._o hist_o ref._n 2._o pt_n lib._n 2._o p._n 237_o 238_o 239_o 240_o 242_o 245._o with_o many_o more_o the_o council_n raise_v force_n too_o but_o her_o number_n increase_a great_o and_o she_o grow_v very_o strong_a the_o council_n lay_v down_o and_o submit_v and_o the_o 10_o the_o of_o july_n 1553_o proclaim_v her_o queen_n the_o 3_o d_o of_o august_n in_o the_o same_o year_n she_o enter_v london_n and_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n without_o effusion_n of_o blood._n a_o wonderful_a mercy_n to_o she_o what_o return_v to_o god_n almighty_a the_o author_n and_o to_o the_o suffolk_n man_n the_o instrument_n hereof_o why_o the_o first_o thing_n be_v secret_a consultation_n for_o the_o overthrow_v the_o reform_a religion_n and_o introduce_v the_o popish_a however_o there_o must_v be_v something_o 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