▁Card inal . ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁III ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁organ ising ▁assistance ▁for ▁the ▁Pil gr image ▁of ▁Grace ▁( and ▁related ▁movements ), ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁organ ise ▁a ▁march ▁on ▁London ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁Catholic ▁government ▁instead ▁of ▁Henry ' s ▁increasing ly ▁Protest ant - lean ing ▁one . ▁Ne ither ▁Francis ▁I ▁of ▁France ▁nor ▁the ▁Emperor ▁supported ▁this ▁effort , ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁government ▁tried ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁assass in ated . ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 9 , ▁Regin ald ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Emperor ▁to ▁organ ise ▁an ▁embargo ▁against ▁England — the ▁sort ▁of ▁counter measure ▁he ▁had ▁himself ▁war ned ▁Henry ▁was ▁possible . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁investig ations ▁into ▁the ▁so - called ▁Ex eter ▁Cons pi racy , ▁Geoff rey ▁P ole ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 5 3 8 ; ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁corresponding ▁with ▁Regin ald , ▁and ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁Henry ▁Cour ten ay , ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁( Hen ry ▁VIII ' s ▁first ▁cousin ▁and ▁Geoff rey ' s ▁second ▁cousin ) ▁had ▁turned ▁up ▁his ▁name . ▁Geoff rey ▁had ▁appe aled ▁to ▁Thomas ▁C rom well , ▁who ▁had ▁him ▁arrested ▁and ▁inter rog ated . ▁Under ▁inter rog ation , ▁Geoff rey ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁el dest ▁brother , ▁Lord ▁Mont agu , ▁and ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁had ▁been ▁parties ▁to ▁his ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁Regin ald . ▁Mont agu , ▁Ex eter