Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays

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conuicted were Lord Henry Courtenay Marquesse of Exeter & Earle of Devonshire,Ve infr. 151. A. Holinshead 946. the sonne of Lady Kathrine the seuenth daughter of Kinge Edward the fowerth Henry Poole Lord Montacute who were the sonns of Lady Margarett Countesse of Salisbury, the onely daughter of George duke of Clarence. Reinold Poole once deane of Exeter (afterwards cardinall) which was the cheifest whom with money & counsell the Marquesse had assisted in his practising against his owne country. This Marquesse of Exeter had formerly beene in such fauor with Kinge Henry that at his going into Ffraunce he ordained & designed him heire apparentCo[ke] Inst. fo. 9. as in Brit in damon. p. 206 Cambden, hath it, but this Marquisse was by his high parentage, cast into a great tempest of troubles, wherein as a man subiect to suspitions & desirous of a chaunge in the state, he was quickly ouerthrowen. For kinge