Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays
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Henry French's transcription into Microsoft Word of Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays.
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Thomas, Henry & John: whose estate during the heate of those mortale dissentions betweene the howses of Lancaster & Yorke, was much tossed & shaken, whiles they stoode resolutely & stiffely for the Lancastrians. Thomas taken at Touten field was beheaded at Yorke:Cambd. Britt. ubi sups. Henry his brother & successor seuen yeares after, dranke of the same cupe, at Salisbury: & though Humfrey Stafford were aduanced to the Earledome of Deuon, & within three months for reuolt ingratefull executed: yet John Courtenay the younger brother aforesayed would not leaue his title, but with his lyfe, which he lost in the battaile of Tewkesbury: leading as Histor. in Vita E. 4 p. 883 Speede hath it, the Rereward of Queene Margaretts armey, being a mortale enemie against the howse of Yorke & was slayne 4 Maii 11 E.4 1471. Thomas Courtenay the father by reason