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About Sir Robert Berkeley
"Granger says: As Sir Robert Berkeley lived in an age when the genius of the government had a strong tendency to despotism, when the prerogative had been exerted upon almost every emergency, and when the judges held their places during the pleasure of the king, he, with eleven of his brethren, gave his opinion for ship-money; and if we may judge from the tenor of his conduct in private life as well as on the bench, from honest motives. For this decision he was impeached of high treason, and adjudged to pay a fine of 20,000 [pounds] to be deprived of his office of judge, and rendered incapable of holding any place, or receiving any honor in the state or commonwealth: he was moreover to be imprisoned in the Tower during the pleasure of the House of Lords."
That was not the end of Sir Robert's misfortunes, however. During the Civil War, he was robbed by the Parliamentary forces and his house at Spetchley was burned by the Scottish Presbyterians. "He was thus forced to convert the stables into a dwelling, and there he resided with dignity on the wreck of his fortune.
Source: Page 294 of 485 of "On Footings from the Past - the Packers in England," by Donna Smith Packer.
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Sir Robert Berkeley's Timeline
1584 |
July 26, 1584
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Spetchley, Hertfordshire, England
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1630 |
1630
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Kent, England
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1631 |
August 18, 1631
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Groombridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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1656 |
August 5, 1656
Age 72
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Worcestershire, England
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Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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