HERBERT, Richard (c.1600-55), of Montgomery Castle, Mont. and St Julians, Mon.

Family and Education

b. c.1600, 1st s. of Edward Herbert†, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury, and Mary (d. 29 Oct. 1634), da. of Sir William Herbert of St Julians.CP. educ. ?Eton;Eton College Register ed. Sterry. cr. MA, Oxf. 21 Feb. 1643.Al. Ox. travelled abroad, aft. 28 June 1625.PC2/33, f. 72. m. 19 Nov. 1627, Mary (d. 1659), da. of John Egerton, 1st earl of Bridgewater, 4s. 4da. suc. fa. as 2nd baron, 5 Aug. 1648. d. 13 May 1655.CP.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Mont. 8 July 1629-aft. 26 Nov. 1641;Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 140–3. Salop 22 June 1630–?;C231/5, p. 36. Mon. 23 May 1637-aft. 10 Aug. 1641.Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 357–9. Member, council in the marches of Wales, 1633.Rymer, Foedera, xix. 350. Commr. oyer and terminer, Wales and marches 22 Jan. 1634, 31 July 1640;C181/4, f. 162; C181/5, f. 184v. Oxf. circ. 25 June 1641-aft. Jan. 1642.C181/5, ff. 191, 219. Dep. lt. Mon., Mont. by 1637–?HEHL, EL 7443. Commr. array (roy.), Salop 18 July 1642; Mont. 23 July 1642; Mon. 29 Nov. 1642;Northants. RO, FH133, unfol. defence of Mon. (roy), 14 June 1643; impressment (roy.), Mont. 19 June 1644.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 47, 223.

Military: capt. of horse, royal army by 14 Mar. 1640–22 July 1641.Brilliana Harley Letters, 86; HMC Bath v. 286–7; LJ iv. 324b. Col. of ft. (roy.) 3 Sept. 1642–?Mont. Colls. vii. 137; Pprs. of Capt. Henry Stevens (Oxf. Rec. Soc. xlii), 48. Gov. Bridgnorth 3 Sept 1642; Ludlow 28 Sept. 1643;Pprs. of Capt. Henry Stevens, 48. Aberystwyth 20 Apr. 1644;Mont. Colls. xi. 362–4. Newport by 19 Oct. 1644.Herbert Corresp. 118.

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Likenesses

Likenesses: miniature, attrib. C. Johnson, c.1630-9.NT, Powis Castle.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

HERBERT, Richard (c.1600-55), of Montgomery Castle, Mont. and St Julians, Mon.

Will

pr. 2 July 1655.PROB11/248/422.

Estates

?from Nov. 1627, land at St Julians, £50 p.a.;Herbert Corresp. 131. aft. Oct. 1634, inheritance from mo. of Castle Island, Co. Kerry, leased out until Jan. 1640 and notionally worth £1,200 p.a. bef. 1641;Herbert Corresp. 10-11, 92-4. 6 Apr. 1636, lands in Caerleon, St Julians, Liswerry and Lebenyth, ‘Cawldwey, Newport, Stowe and Driffin’, Mon. worth £363 9s 2d p.a.; 5 Aug. 1648, lands in ‘Llangadvan, Conwey, Blowtey, Comvey, Llanvothin, Llanervill, Cranekenewill, Moyle-y-villyarth, Coed Tallage, Kenewillis, Llanvyre, Llanvoythian, Pentinck, Rhwhriarth, Ginenynog, Doyfrode, Rwargor, Manafon Gaynog, Dorhwe, Frith Berew, Trustwelyn, Llyvoir, Kiklnowchwyn, Randyre, Llamerewig, Brintalch and Montgomery’, Mont. worth ‘before the troubles’ £600 p.a. but including demolished Montgomery Castle and local damages and losses of betw. £4,000 and £5,000; hundred and manor of Churbury and Walcott, messuages in Walcott, Dudston, Brampton, Riston in parish of Chirbury, Salop, worth ‘before the troubles’ £400 p.a. Debts in 1647-8, £7,000.Mont. Colls. xviii. 276-81; Herbert Corresp. 131; CCC 1682. Lands in Anglesey and Caern.PROB11/248/422.

Oxford 1644

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