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security_n than_o in_o any_o other_o place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n all_o the_o prince_n and_o lord_n not_o only_o those_o then_o present_a at_o court_n and_o who_o have_v engage_v with_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o late_a commotion_n but_o also_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o party_n astonish_v at_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o proceed_n and_o believe_v that_o after_o a_o example_n like_o this_o neither_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o any_o security_n in_o general_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v they_o sudden_o retire_v from_o court_n to_o who_o the_o rest_n almost_o as_o sudden_o reunite_v themselves_o for_o their_o common_a safety_n the_o marshal_n who_o think_v that_o by_o secure_v the_o head_n of_o the_o faction_n he_o have_v likewise_o secure_v himself_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o rest_n be_v infinite_o surprise_v when_o he_o see_v they_o now_o unite_v in_o more_o formidable_a number_n than_o before_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o house_n of_o guise_n also_o absent_v 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