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Poole, brother to the.L. Montacute, of high treafon, who were indighted for devifmg to maintain, promote, and advance one Re- ginald Poole, late dean of Excefter, enemy to the king beyond the fea, and to deprive the king" -- " The marquefTe of Ex- cefter, earle of Devonfhire, and Henry lord Montacute, were ar- . raigned on the laft of December at Weftminfter before the L. Aud- ley, that was lord chancellor, and for the prefent high fteward of -^ England, where they were found guilty. The third day after were arraigned fir Edward Nevill, fir Geffrey Poole, two priefts Called Crofts and Col ens, and one Holland, a marriner, all attainted. And the 9th of January were Henry, marques of Exrefter, earl of Devonfhire, Henry L. Montacute, and fir Edw. Nevill, beheaded on the Tower Hill. The two priefts Crofts and Colens, and Hol- land the marriner, were hanged and quartered at Tybornc, and Geffrey Poole was pardoned." " Thomas Fitzgerald" Plate IX. r-A*i- Hew Draper of Bryjlow made tliysfpher the 30 Daye of Mays anno 1561 The fubfequent curious particulars relating to this prifoner, and our ancient popular fuperftitions, are preferred in the Mifcellany of Records concerning the Tower of London, communicated by 1 Col. Matthew Smith, F. R. S.

" Hugh Draper ^omitted the zift of March 1560. This man was brought in by the accufation of one John Man ,an aftronomer, as a fufpecl: of a conjurer or forcerer, and thereby to praclife matter againfte S r William S c Lowe and my ladie. And in his -confeflion it aperithe that before time he hathe ben bufie and 8 doinge