Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays

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Henry at his returne from Ffraunce, upon grand deliberation, sawe it better policy to plucke him downe then was used in setting him up, lest in acting his part uppon that infectiue stage, he put the land to as much trouble, as the arreared duke Richard of Yourke3 Inst. 9. had done after he was ordained heire apparent w[hi]ch title p[ro]duced the tragedie of his caise & Kinge Henry the sixt; & now hauing him & his abbettors uppon the advantage, the better to secure his owne estate, he caused him iudiciously to be arraigned & being condemned, lost his head upon Tower Hill.