Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays

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of descent to the intaile, w[hi]ch at that time, by no devise or meanes could be cutt of or auoyded, the Castle of Powderham & all the other lands which to this daye you enioye as lineall & right heire male to that auncient intaile in which respect: that vulgar error is & in future may p[ro]ue to be of more consequence then is suspected & theerefore to make it more cleere that Phillip was not heire but William of Powderham,