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flight--Somerset embarrassed on every side found he no longer possessed influence in the Council--Warwic had joined himself to the Malcontents the Members met at Ely House and assumed themselves the whole power of the council and began to act independently of the protector--As soon as the Protector heard of this he removed the King to Hampton Court--He was however in a short time after sent to the Tower and Warwic got possession of the young King's person-- In 1552 Somerset was brought to trial he was accused of high treason on account of the projected insurrections, and of felony in laying a design to murder the privy Counsellor-- The Prisonor was brought to the Scaffold on Tower Hill--The Earl of Warwic now Duke of Northumberland used his influence to persuade the King to exclude his Sisters and to settle the succession on Lady Jane Greay and then proposed a marriage between her and his fourth Son the Lord Guildford Dudley--Edward's health was-- observed declining so rapidly after this event took place
