He was an instrument of the dissolution of the monasteries used by Thomas Cromwell to carry through the transfer of assets and wealth to the Treasury in the westcountry .
Nevertheless , Courtenay was accused of taking the abbey 's account and record books .
Courtenay was an instrument of the dissolution of the monasteries used by Thomas Cromwell to carry through the transfer of assets and wealth to the Treasury in the westcountry .
Nevertheless , Courtenay was accused of taking the abbey 's account and record books .