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The son of Philip, he married Margaret Harliston in 1470 and had 21 children.
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Philip Carteret
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According to a biased non-contemporary account of Baker"s governorship, Philip De Carteret opposed the alleged cruelty of the rule of Matthew Baker as Governor of Jersey, who had been appointed with vice-regal Powers in all but name. lieutenant was alleged that Baker conceived a plot to implicate De Carteret as a traitor, using a letter purportedly written by De Carteret to the Normans. De Carteret was imprisoned in Mont Orgueil to await trial by combat.
He was freed and his lands and chattels returned to him, and Baker was later recalled from office.
Henry VII was not absolutely convinced of De Carteret"s loyalty, however, and placed him under a Bond of £1,000 as surety for his future good conduct.
